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(Special 1 of 2) America’s Housing History | Lorna Hermosura

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In the next two special episodes of Prickly and Blooming, Lorna Hermosura talks with host Jessie Browning about how America’s history plays into the present moment with Black Lives Matter. Lorna has given presentations about institutional racism, how it was constructed and where it comes from, specifically with the school and prison pipeline. 

This episode is the first part of a two-part conversation with Lorna in which she talks about the country’s housing history.  Part 2 will discuss social construction of race and where race came from.

Episode Timeline:
  • [00:02] Intro
  • [02:52] Meet Lorna Hermosura
  • [04:08] Looking for her Gatorade

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    • [07:50] School to prison pipeline
  • [9:37] Breaking Schools’ Rule
  • [13:26] United States’ history
  • [21:38] Why do people live where they live?
  • [28:27] How this is an example of systematic racism
  • [30:43] Generational wealth
  • [32:13] Outro
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    • Resources Mentioned:
    • White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
  • Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie
  • 13th by Ava DuVernay (also on Netflix)
  • Mapping Inequality by University of Richmond (Home Owners Loan Corporation redlining maps)
  • Breaking Schools’ Rule by Tony Fabelo, Michael D Thompson, and Martha Plotkin at CSG Justice Center and Dottie Carmichael, Miner P. Marchbanks III, and Eric A Booth at PPRI
  • The Story of the Contract Buyers League
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    Standout Quotes:
    • “People might not necessarily be called to protest, but we all have our own version of Gatorade, right? What can we give?” -Lorna Hermosura [05:09]
  • “If we want to move forward and heal from the past and move forward to become better, we have to look at the ugly parts of our history as individuals and then as a country.” -Lorna Hermosura [12:43]
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