Topic: race
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Urban Wonk
Facts and Fictions of D.C.'s Gentrification
Urban comebacks like the District of Columbia's can come at a price. This past week showed how sore a subject this still is.
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Maps
Mapping a City's Surnames
An amazing new tool tracks the names and nationalities that dominate parts of London.
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Maps
Living in Some Parts of Chicago Can Take More Than a Decade Off Your Life
Invariably, the impact falls the hardest on low-income minorities.
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Urban Wonk
Why We Should Stop Talking About 'Bus Stigma'
Obsessing over trying to serve different economic classes on mass transit misses the point.
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Race, Gender, and the Creative Class
The creative class has opened up new avenues of advancement for women and minorities, but its existence has failed to put an end to long-standing divisions.
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Ignoring Canada’s Minorities in Police Statistics
A new study finds that a majority of police agencies don’t track race in immigrant-rich country.
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Is Gentrification Always Bad for Revitalizing Neighborhoods?
If done right, cities can preserve their character while bringing in new business
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The Great Urban-Rural Happiness Debate
Some numbers say small-town folk are happier than city folk, but the true story is much more complicated
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Are Violent 'Flash Mobs' Really a Trend?
After two summers in a row of disturbing group violence in cities like Chicago and Philadelphia, authorities look at the intersection of technology, poverty, and race
