not only will they get washed out in terms of their homes, they’ll get washed out in terms of their income. - Robert D. Bullard

Redlining steals health and wealth. It was bad for America in the 1920s, and its continuing effects are harmful in the 2020s today.

I saw that 100 percent of all the city-owned landfills in Houston were in black neighborhoods, though blacks made up only 25 percent of the population. Three out of four of the privately owned landfills were located in predominantly black neighborhoods, and six out of eight of the city-owned incinerators. In a city that does not have zoning, it meant that these were decisions made by individuals in government.

The course for justice is not a sprint. It’s more like a marathon or a relay race. You pass the baton to the next generation, and you hope there’s a smooth pass off. At the same time, you don’t leave that next generation to run the race by itself.