American Quote by Bill Dedman

“For the first time in the history of America, New Deal policies made homeownership a real possibility for white families, but black families were…

— Matthew Desmond

“Black behavior—not the wrenching housing and economic discrimination—was blamed for these impoverished Black enclaves.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

“As a 2011 Brookings Institution study found, “compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high…

— J.D. Vance

Cory Booker grew up rich in an all-white suburb. He's basically a white guy. His parents were very wealthy executives at IBM.

— Gavin McInnes

“These efforts curtailed the ability of black people to buy better housing, to move to better neighborhoods, and to build wealth. Also, by confining…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“As late as 1950, the National Association of Real Estate Boards’ code of ethics warned that “a Realtor should never be instrumental in introducing…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perrys career.…

— Lynn Nottage

“In the twenty-first century, the visions of J.C. Nichols and Walt Disney have come full circle and joined. “Neighborhoods” are increasingly “developments,” corporate theme…

— Tanner Colby

When black men become millionaires and can buy expensive homes for their families, it infuriates people who cherish the social construct where white people…

— Eniola Aluko

“African Americans, like other groups, have always tried to translate upward class mobility into geographic mobility, but remain physically and psychically close to the…

— Mary Pattillo

“compared to 2000, residents of extreme-poverty neighborhoods in 2005–09 were more likely to be white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and not…

— J.D. Vance

The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.

— Ed Gillespie