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Impact of Racist Housing Policies Still Being Felt

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Old racist redlining policies may still be impacting the health of people in many Bay Area communities, according to a new study.

The study, by researchers from UC Berkeley and UCSF, found a very close correlation between Home Owners' Loan Corp. redlining maps and current air and health data.

This looks to me like yet another example of our nation's racist past sticking around far too long in the present.

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