redlining

In evaluating the origin and consequences of gentrification and the housing crisis in Berkeley, we can look to the history of the city’s exclusionary and racist housing policies. 

In 1970, Berkeley was home to more than 27,000 Black residents. Today, less than half remain.

Voting against the closure plan is a step toward amplifying the voices of community members and fortifying the future education systems in the East Bay.

What began as an attempt to aid homebuyers and stimulate the economy resulted in the segregation of neighborhoods across the country, with lasting impacts that are still felt by marginalized Americans today.

Health hinges on equity, and systematic changes are necessary to provide the microcosmic gut microbiome with what it needs. 

This work suggests that the boundaries drawn on these maps more than 80 years ago on the basis of race have sculpted the fabric of our neighborhoods and led to asthma health disparities. 

It is time that we stop and think about our neighboring families and residents. As Berkeley students and residents of the Bay Area, we have a voice to support these residents and families.