The hearing was televised by KCTS Channel 9. When do we want it? This work addresses many of the issues faced by archive, records management and information specialists, and many of the expectations of the societies that rely on their services. At that hearing, Paul Schell, then Director of the Department of Community Development, spoke about the need for a change in basics at the most basic level of processing loan applications. Resolution 25402, based on a draft resolution submitted by the Seattle Coalition on Redlining, sought to increase participation by depositors and borrowers in savings and loan associations and mutual savings banks by electing trustees and changing annual meeting procedures with a goal of reinvestment in existing neighborhoods. Fair housing groups file federal lawsuit accusing Redfin of ‘redlining’ minority communities Quote: Seattle-based real estate tech company Redfin is facing allegations of discriminatory pricing practices and “redlining” in a lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and other fair housing organizations. This essay tells the story of that boycott—from its origins to its effect on Seattle’s students and politicians. The map lists “Grade of Security” where “Dangerous” means black or Asian. In 1960, Seattle was 92 percent white. Join Pacific Northwest Labor and Civil Rights Projects on, Black Panther Party History and Memory Project, LGBTQ Activism in Seattle History Project, Chicano Movement in Washington State Project, Video: What Seattle's redlining history tells us about wealth today (2 min), “Discrimination Alleged at 13 Seattle Rental Properties”, Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium, University of Washington. August 25, 2020. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, redlining and racial covenants led to an estimated 25% of local African American families now owning their own homes, compared with 78% of white families. 1 , Article 2 Wachsmuth & Weisler. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting supervisory findings that led to public enforcement actions in 2020, resulting in more than $124 million in consumer remediation and civil money penalties. Terms in Seattle-area rental ads reinforce neighborhood segregation, study says. Beginning in the 1930s, racial discrimination in mortgage lending “redlined” areas on government maps. Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan is a writer currently studying journalism and political science at the University of Washington. Former Mayor J.D. Below is an archive of the books and related events from the 2020-2021 reading season. How the legacy of redlining, housing segregation impacts housing today. In February 1977, Margaret Ceis criticized the Lenders Review Board for "meeting in the board rooms of banks and the downtown Chamber of Commerce where lower-income residents might not readily go" and of going into executive session so that their meetings were not public. Timothy Nakayama of the Church Council for Greater Seattle, as well as others. Looking at the city of Seattle, we pulled GIS data from the Office of Planning & Community Development's Racial and Social Equity Composite Index. In The Affordable City, housing expert Shane Phillips argues that to effectively address the housing crisis, cities must support both tenant protections and housing abundance. People of color were excluded from most jobs, most neighborhoods and schools, and many stores, restaurants, hotels, and other commercial establishments, even hospitals. What's New. Included are maps, photos, documents, and newspaper articles that follow the history of segregation in Seattle and King County from 1920 until today. Combatting Anti-Semitism at the Laurelhurst Beach Club The Washington State Human Rights Commission announced that hearings would begin in September regarding possible discriminatory practices among Seattle lending institutions. Mailing Address: The impact is still with us today. This second edition also includes a new afterword from Wilson himself that brings the book up to date and offers fresh insight into its findings. “The Truly Disadvantaged should spur critical thinking in many quarters about the causes and ... People of color deserve resources to address racial and economic inequities that have occurred in Seattle due to redlining, gentrification, imbalanced distribution of … 2020: Seattle On The Line: Examining the History & Contemporary Impact of Redlining. Seattle University’s Center for Jesuit Education’s June 2020 Newsletter A response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery as well as a list of resources. by Anne Levine. In 1942, Florise Spearman and Dorothy West Williams became the first African Americans ever to be hired at Boeing. Redlining’s Reappearance. Design for Belonging Eastside For All, Build for Belonging, Transformat ive Placemaking June 13, 2021 Renée Cheng, FAIA Dean, College of Built Environments Real estate agents and lenders used “redlining” to draw racial boundaries. Americans are flocking to big cities to find good jobs—opportunities that remain disproportionately out of reach … July 5, 2019 by Seattle Channel. Maps 1920-2020 Racial Restrictive Covenants Seattle Covenants ... the Housing Act introduced the practice of “redlining,” or drawing lines on city maps delineating the ideal geographic areas for bank investment and the sale of mortgages. Twitter. Found insideIn A Pound of Flesh, sociologist Alexes Harris analyzes the rise of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system and shows how they permanently penalize and marginalize the poor. Digital ‘redlining’ suit accuses Redfin of racial discrimination. Can be used as content for research and analysis. In July 1975, the Central Seattle Community Council Federation published a report, "Redlining and Disinvestment in Central Seattle: How the Banks are Destroying our Neighborhoods." Meeting 2: November 5, 2020 Meeting 2 Agenda + Minutes Meeting 2 Presentation Material. Samuel McKinney, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist church at 19th and Madison, also spoke. The History of Housing Segregation Today (livestream) How the Legacy of Redlining Impacts Seattle’s Housing Crisis. Redlining. “What do we want? Seattle, Redlining, and Vulnerability. The Seattle Municipal Archives provides a detailed overview of redlining in Seattle.. Maps like this one of Seattle were gerrymandered to show areas that were deemed “Hazardous” or “Definitely Declining” based on the presence of Black and Brown communities living there. Despite the disagreement among the members on the task force, a review process for rejected loan applications moved forward. Audio: Video: So many people came to testify that a second public hearing had to be scheduled on January 22, 1976. In the 1950s it won a signal victory against the Laurelhurst Beach Club that systematically denied membership to Jewish residents of the Laurelhurst neighborhood. This special section presents research that will surprise many Pacific Northwesterners. In an attempt to set an example for lending institutions, Councilmembers John Miller and Tim Hill proposed Resolution 25422, which supported disclosure of City spending on a neighborhood or geographic basis. "Consequently, when I first attended the meetings I was as welcome as a skunk at a picnic," he reported on March 2, 1978. West Seattle news, 24/7. The City Council and the Mayor supported a disclosure ordinance with additional requirements over the 1975 Federal Act. A similar ordinance had been sent to the voters in 1964 and failed by more than a two-to-one margin. Published by mjtedin on February 13, 2020 An article in the Seattle Times today describes the practice of redlining. The name and logo, which derived from racist caricatures of African Americans, was a galling reminder of segregation and discrimination for black Seattleites. Found inside"Not a typical city," as one observer noted in the late 1970s, "but, like a Eugene O'Neill play, it shows a general condition in a stark and dramatic form." Mapping Decline examines the causes and consequences of St. Louis's urban crisis. 95 min 2020 DEC 3. Seattle On The Line: Examining the History and Contemporary Impact of Redlining. In March 1977, a hearing was held in Olympia on Washington State House Bill 323, which would prohibit redlining and require financial institutions to disclose by census tract where they are making their home loans. It's as simple as that.". Found inside – Page 1464 (2020): 687–713. ... “Real Estate Agents as Agents of Social Change: Redlining, Reverse Redlining, and Greenlining.” Seattle Journal for ... (2020). Accessed July 31, 2020. https://www.sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/. Resolution 25309 was introduced in September 1976 to support this effort, but did not pass. ... 2020 04:00 PM. View Via Youtube. The Lenders Review Board ran an ad campaign in all weekly community papers the week of February 6 1978. However, the racial disparities in maternal health care are caused by “racism, not race,” an NPR report said. Margaret Ceis and Nick Licata, members of the Seattle Coalition on Redlining (SCOR), criticized the Mayor for taking too long to establish the corollary Public Reinvestment Review Board (PRRB) authorized by ordinance in November 1976. the report asked. Housing advocates have accused Redfin of “redlining” minority neighborhoods with a price policy that can make it harder for people of color to sell their homes. It was "...just another attempt, we felt, on the part of white system to try to keep black and other poor folks from trying to achieve their dreams... We didn't know it was called redlining, all we did know was when we went to the bank to get a loan we couldn't get it.". A Redfin "for sale" sign stands in front of a house Oct. 28, 2020, in Seattle. Coalition coordinator Nick Licata stated, "If the nonsigning institutions have not taken action by January 30, 1977, the Coalition (on Redlining) requests the city withdraw its approval and recognition of the board. Brother's Keeper -- Skid Road -- The Sisters -- Ark of Refuge -- Shacktown -- Threshold -- State of Emergency -- Epilogue. What began as a fight between two white police officers and two unarmed black men in Seattle’s predominantly non-white Central District became political when an officer shot and killed one of the African Americans. You can read more at The Seattle Times: Wing Luke’s ‘Excluded, Inside the Lines’ exhibit takes on redlining and housing discrimination in Seattle, Wing Luke’s ‘Excluded, Inside the Lines’ exhibit takes on redlining and housing discrimination in Seattle. Seattle On The Line: Examining the History and Contemporary Impact of Redlining. The task force agreed to this re-focusing and asked for an eight-week extension. Published 4:30 am UTC Aug. 31, 2020 Updated 5:47 am UTC Aug. 31, 2020 Show caption Hide caption Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott is shown at city hall Friday, July 31, 2020. 95 min 2020 DEC 3. Chaired by Glover Barnes, it included Stephen Cohen, Benjamin Canada, Daryl Jakobs, and Donald Rutledge. The House had approved the measure 84 to 4 and the Senate 29 to 11. Published November 22, 2020 at 8:04 PM MST. Prize winners and nominated finalists were initially scheduled to be announced by Pulitzer administrator Dana Canedy on April 20, 2020, but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead announced by Canedy in a video presentation on May 4, 2020. Redlining's legacy: Maps are gone, but the problem hasn't disappeared By Khristopher J. Brooks Updated on: June 12, 2020 / 8:25 AM / MoneyWatch by Ben Dalgetty on February 28, 2021. After the report was published, several representatives of lending institutions met with members of the Central Seattle Community Council Federation to discuss voluntary disclosure on how much of their deposits came from the Central Area and how much was being reinvested in the form of housing loans. Despite resistance from lenders, Councilmember Kraabel introduced legislation to carry out the Loan Review Process; it passed in November as Ordinance 105987. In July 1975, the Central Seattle Community Council Federation published a report, "Redlining and Disinvestment in Central Seattle: How the Banks are Destroying our Neighborhoods." In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright place the government response to natural and human-induced disasters in historical context over the past eight decades. by Jennifer Taylor. by Catherine Silva. Document 11219, Seattle Municipal Archives. The term "redlining" was coined in the late 1960s by John McKnight, a sociologist and community activist. It refers to the practice of marking a red line on a map to delineate the area where banks would not invest; later the term was applied to discrimination against a particular group of people (usually by race or sex) irrespective of geography. ... Cities like Seattle, Jersey … The book explores colonial enslavement, the rise of Jim Crow, labor discrimination and union exclusion, and educational inequality. At a November 20, 1975, meeting of the Reinvestment Task Force, the OPP staff contended that the work objectives were too ambitious to produce a final report by January 1, 1976. Housing advocates have accused Redfin of “redlining” minority neighborhoods with a price policy that can make it harder for people of color to sell their homes. This is one of the first studies to evaluate the legacy of HOLC redlining maps on health at a national scale (Namin et al., 2020; Hoffman et al., 2020). Meeting 4: December 4, 2020 Meeting 4 Agenda … A new University of Washington study of Seattle-area rental ads shows how certain words and phrases are common to different neighborhoods, helping to reinforce residential segregation. SCOR's Margaret Ceis also criticized City Council for the lack of racial and geographic diversity on the Review Board. ... 2020-2021 Archives • 35 Views. ... (This story was originally published on July 2, 2020, and updated on May 25, 2021.) At the end of August, the Mayor announced the Seattle Residential Loan Review Process, enabling persons whose loan applications had been rejected by participating lenders to appeal before a Lenders Review Board (LRB). The most recently dated one is from 1942, and the three that can be located are all communities on the North End. The draft report was reviewed by several departments. The official launch of our Redlining Trail Tour to Summer 2020 subject to any change from King County Health […] View Via Youtube. Likes. This essay tells the story of the twenty-year-long campaign. This essay explores both sides of the resettlement debate in Seattle. ... Seattle-based Redfin posted a statement on its site from CEO Glenn Kelman that says in part, ... are “redlining in the digital age.” The church received the loan from the American Baptist Extension Corporation in Valley View, Pennsylvania. 10/12/2020 1:35:30. On April 19, 1968, three weeks after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the City Council unanimously passed Ordinance 96619 "defining and prohibiting unfair housing practices in the sale and offering for sale and in the rental and offering for rent and in the financing of housing accommodations, and defining offenses and prescribing penalties, and declaring an emergency therefore." View Via Youtube. Found inside – Page 1For the flourishing of our communities, here is a vision of belonging and hope in our streets, cities, and churches. OMA Event Highlights Gentrification and Redlining in Seattle. In preparation for completion of its draft report, the task force held a public hearing on January 20, 1976, giving people who had experienced difficulty in obtaining loans for the purchase or rehabilitation of homes, apartment buildings, and neighborhood businesses in all neighborhoods an opportunity to give input. Other problems at the county and federal level were identified. Central Seattle Community Council Federation, Redlining and Disinvestment in Central Seattle: How the Banks are Destroying our Neighborhoods, July 1975 [PDF] FreeCapitolHill, The Demands of the Collective Black Voices at Free Capitol Hill to the Government of Seattle, Washington, June 9, 2020 Until 1968, racial restrictive covenants prevented certain racial minorities from purchasing homes in specific King County neighborhoods, segregating Seattle and shaping its racial demography. (Mayor Uhlman had lost his bid for governor in September 1976.) by Trevor Goodloe. In his review, Petty stated that the practices of lending institutions as described in the report "include the presumption that neighborhoods are governed by an innate or inevitable pattern of rise and decline. We love to dig into amazing books together! Redlining, a process by which banks and other institutions refuse to offer mortgages or offer worse rates to customers in certain neighborhoods based on their racial and ethnic composition, is one of the clearest examples of institutionalized racism in the history of the United States. Found inside – Page iThis book explores the role of nature in the development of the city of Seattle from the earliest days of its settlement to the present. THE STORY: Ben and Jeeter fought in Vietnam, and for thirty years they have remained united by a war that divided the nation. Likes. Black History Month Celebrated Across City of Seattle. 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