Housing
This term refers to the systemic discrimination and bias that affects individuals’ access to housing based on their race or ethnicity.
racism in housing
Along with race, what is another factor that contributes to the disparities in voter turnout?
Wealth
In Massachusetts, less than 1 in 3 ____ & ____ 4th graders are on grade level in reading
Black and Latino
Around this percent of black employees face racial discrimination?
41%
This 1968 law was intended to prohibit racial discrimination in housing, but disparities persist due to ongoing practices like steering and predatory lending.
Fair Housing Act
In the 2020 presidential election, what three cities had the lowest voter turnout?
Springfield, Chelsea, and New Bedford
1 in 3 English learners don’t graduate on time, and 1 in ___ drop out of school entirely.
7
_____ and _____ employees disproportionately work in lower rungs of companies, paid less, denied advancement opportunity, and tend to feel isolated/marginalized
Black and Hispanic
This was a practice where speculators bought properties in all-White or predominantly White neighborhoods and rented or sold those properties to Black residents at above-market prices.
blockbusting
What are two potential ways to make voting more accessible?
Provide free public transit on Election Day and increase the number of early voting sites and absentee ballot drop boxes in communities with historically low voter turnout rates.
The root of the education gap in Boston
Residential segregation
The term DEI stands for what?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
This bank consortium created in 1963 was accused of blockbusting and furthering segregation in Boston by issuing federally-insured home loans to low-income Black families only in a concentrated inner-city area.
Boston Banks Urban Renewal Group or BBURG
In terms of percentage, in the 2018 presidential election, what was the difference between black and white voter turnout?
72%(Turnout among white voters)- 52%(Turnout among black voters)= 20%
Only __% of low-income 8th graders are on grade level in math
28
What is the ratio of on the street racism v. workplace racism experienced by black employees?
50:50