Roosevelt High School

The Twin Cities Metro area has the lowest rate of Black homeownership in the United States, with just 19% of Black Minneapolis residents owning their home in 2019 (APM Research Lab). Racist real estate practices including redlining, racial covenants, and single-family zoning have been used for decades to segregate neighborhoods and bar residents from homeownership. How were these policies enacted and how do they continue to affect non-white residents today? Instructors Denise Pike, public historian, and Jackie Berry, Realtor, will dive…