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Title: Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest

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Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: While these are national problems and national challenges, they also have a distinct regional cast. On many of these dimensions, the Midwest is among the starkest settings for racial disparity or inequality. The result is a jarring juxtaposition: While Midwestern metros (Des Moines, Madison, Minneapolis) typically crowd the “best places to live” lists,10 they are also among the very worst places to live for African-Americans.11 In one recent analysis, ranking the states on an index of racial inequality, the twelve states of the Midwest census region (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) claimed eight of the bottom ten slots and swept the bottom five.12 Simply put, these stark racial disparities—and the patterns of segregation and discrimination which underlie them—create real and lasting barriers for workers and families of color in the Midwest. The consequences—for those directly affected and for our broader aspirations of equity and equal opportunity—are dire.

Url: http://iowapolicyproject.org/2019docs/191010-Race in the Midwest-Int.pdf

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Authors: Gordon, Colin

Publisher: Iowa Policy Project

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Topics: Race and Ethnicity

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