Can to reverse in this country for a long time we saw ourselves as a country with a racial problem underneath that that there are pure races that exist in this country a white race from europe for a black race from africa and an asian race from asia and the latino race. I dont know where or even that the actual name comes after the attempt to take somebody something from somebody happens so define problem but really it is the things about we continue to do to this very day. But the way that racism is a figure into the idea of race we will talk about a particular power it was created through the housing policies sold talkedabout the place and also in our daily lives. Guest. Let me say the fact that we live separately every metropolitan area has a nervous implications for so maybe you can start there and talk about housing in and how it affects us in our daily lives. Let me say the fact that we live separately every metropolitan area has a nervous implications for those that we face i sp
That deep, deep research that goes to the bones of our country and unearths the things we are not interested in talking about. So im deeply thankful to richard and i am paying back the favor by being here in conversation with him. The second part of this is there is an notion i have been doing whatever i can to reverse this. We have conceived of ourselves as a country with a racial problem. Underneath of that is there notion is that there are pure races in this country, a white race from europe, a black race from africa, and asian race from asia a latino race that hails from, i dont quite know where. Increasingly in arab and muslim race. This is the path we are going down and what this language does is obscure the fact that race and racism in america is a done thing, that the name comes after the attempt to take something from somebody and what that allows us to do is feel like we are some sort of divine, god in with some sort of divine, god made problem when we are in fact dealing wit
Redlining and the idea how the Real Estate Industry was institutionalizing or solidifying racial bias the way the autonomy was built but this new book that has been written picks up the story and it doesnt get better. And that the unc press could support this and university of North Carolina press it is amazing vital work of the Civil Rights Movement i would recommend checking out it is an amazing list. It is just the latest in that so please join me to welcome ms. Taylor. Thank you very much. Race for profit how banks in the Real Estate Industry undermine black homeowners. It isnt particularly conducive for reading bits and parts i have a 15 minute overview of what i think are the most important aspects of the book. So to give some context that we can discuss afterwards. And to describe the baltimore as a rat infested mass but that cool and thinly veiled code and to convey that fatalistic disregard to have a decided lack of ambition as rodent infestation. So it is not evident of afric
Home ownership. Is in discussion with the very acclaimed scholar. Thank you for coming. We are very glad to be here in philly to begin this project and 2008 2009 okay, mostly its about chicago and detroit and then i moved to philadelphia and found out there is a story here. And then part of rewriting this book so it is a very difficult book to read from it is dense the readable. [laughter] and so what i will do is give a narrative arc that in Broad Strokes what the book is trying to do and then the conversations between professor robbins and i. So now in a typical spasm of the tree all donald trump describes the city of baltimore as a rat and rodent infested mess it was a cruel and vote to disparage the hardship of the communities of that city and in doing so it conveyed fatalistic disregard for those conditions while expressing a lack of ambition to attend to something as serious. Despite the rhetoric black poor workingclass communities is not of africanamerican indifference but marke
Seal the holiday weekend. For morings in visit booktv. Org or check your program guide. [applause] yes. Hi. Im the event coordinator. I am glad to welcome back Keeanga Yamahtta taylor, assistant professor from princeton, and she is writes and speaks on black politicssocial movements and racial equality in the United States. She is here for her third back, race for profits, how banks and Real Estate Industries undermine black Home Ownership. She will be in discussion with professor together the roberts, who is a very acclaimed scholar, public bell electric to all and social justice advocate. So i would like to he introduce keeangayamahtta taylor. Hello, everyone. Thanks for coming. My fourth talk this week. Very glad to be here in philly, which ended up dish began this project in 200820082009 and mostly about chicago do i need this . Okay. I mostly about chicago and detroit, and then when i moved to philadelphia issue found out there was a story here. So, philly has been an important pa