What happens in our neighborhoods is reflected in our schools. Inequality in our neighborhoods translates to inequality in our schools. And discrimination that has a hand in shaping our neighborhoods, has a hand in shaping our schools. 

Joe Biden has a housing policy agenda that is ambitious, technically sound, and politically feasible, and that would — if implemented — be life-changing for millions of low-income and housing-insecure households.

According to original modeling by Columbia University scholars, it could cut child poverty by a third, narrow racial opportunity gaps, and potentially drive progress on the broader middle-class affordability crisis in the largest coastal cities as well.

More Housing Could Increase Affordability—But Only If You Build It in the Right Places

Focusing on zoning in hot-market urban centers misses economic realities—and major opportunities.

By: Alan Mallach, Shelterforce, June 19, 2020. Available Here. 

Should summer debate on racial inequality stop at police accountability?

By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror, June 17, 2020. Available Here.

To cure racism, treat the disease — not the symptoms

By: Saud Anwar, Hartford Courant, June, 8, 2020. Available Here. 

Contact tracing: How to better meet the needs of communities of color

Community and faith-based organizations need to be part of the solution

By: Rev. Robyn Anderson, CT Mirror, May 21, 2020. Available Here.

Zoning: The cause of poverty and segregation

By Robert Orr, CT Mirror, June 16, 2020. Available Here. 

There are tools to address the racial/ethnic health disparities exposed by the coronavirus

Now that we can quantify it, leaders have a moral obligation to address the problem

By: Victor Villagra, MD and Emil Coman, PhD, CT Mirror, May 22, 2020. Available Here.  

Stop Talking About Inequality and Do Something About It

This virus is poised to rip through black neighborhoods like mine.

By Jeremiah Bey Ellison, The New York Times, April 15, 2020. Available Here.