In this episode, the hosts discuss how racial profiling increases contact with law enforcement and the possibility of incarceration, thus causing harm to the social, psychological, and economic interest of targeted communities. Specific examples include a manhunt in Oneonta, New York, and the Bloomberg Administration's Stop and Frisk policy.

Poverty, race, and suspect classifications: The hosts begin conversations about how non-racial classifications or even classifications neutral on their face, can have negative impacts on discernible groups; how the courts have taken a hands-off approach; and why this approach deprives individuals in those groups of the equal protection of the laws.

EPISODE SUMMARY

Fifty years after the Kerner Commission warned that we were heading toward two separate and unequal nations, America's cities remain largely segregated. In this episode, the hosts discuss how federal and local governments encouraged, supported, and mandated race-conscious programs and policies that hindered efforts at integration.

A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

• Housing and segregation in the United States was not by accident.
• Modern technology has assisted in some of the discriminatory practices.
• How suburban communities came into existence

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