“It is essentially the idea of the American dream—building wealth through home ownership. That very tool was denied to African Americans.”

It is essentially the idea of the American dream—building wealth through home ownership. That very tool was denied to African Americans. 

Associate Professor Willow Lung-Amam joined Cap Radio’s Insight to talk about the stressors and disadvantages that LGBTQ individuals and people of color face in the California housing market. “The rules don’t exist in the same way that they did in the 1930s and ‘40s and even the post-war generation. But, the fundamental basis of an uneven housing market and uneven land use practice have not gone away,” said Lung-Amam. Listen to the episode at the station’s website.