#Red Lining

Redlining was about race happy Black History Month #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #redlining

REDLINING IN 3 MINS Re-learning black history. Hope I did this justice. #redlining #gentrification #publichousing #reel #atlanta

Many talk about redlining. But blockbusting was different. Redlining was institutional and documented. Banks and the federal government literally drew red lines around Black neighborhoods, denying mortgages and investment at scale. Blockbusting, on the other hand, operated street by street. When middle-class Black families tried to move into white, upwardly mobile neighborhoods, their presence alone was treated as a “threat” to property values. White homeowners were often warned that their neighborhood was “changing” and that they should sell quickly before prices dropped. Fear spread fast. Many sold in panic. Real estate agents exploited that fear by buying homes from white owners at reduced prices, then reselling them to Black buyers at inflated rates. But it also worked in reverse. When agents discovered a prospective buyer was Black, deals were suddenly “unavailable.” Listings disappeared. Financing became complicated. Barriers quietly appeared. Keeping neighborhoods white wasn’t always about law — it was about obstruction. Unlike redlining, blockbusting thrived on rumor, racial anxiety, and manipulation. It relied on the belief that proximity to Black families meant decline — a belief that hurt both communities. One extracted wealth. The other restricted mobility. Both enforced segregation. Understanding the difference matters because housing inequality wasn’t accidental. It was engineered in multiple ways. #fyp #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #redlining #black

Redlining and gentrification! (Crowd boos) #aphg #gentrification #redlining #teacher #teachersofinstagram

Long before anyone talked about "zip code health," racist maps had already decided it. Redlining didn’t just steal wealth - it stole years of life. Because when investment was denied, health was too. Healing starts with knowing. Follow for more. #Redlining #BlackHealthMatters #HealthEquity #BlackHistoryMatters #HealingStartsWithKnowing

Gentrification didn’t come out of nowhere. It followed redlining. The same neighborhoods banks starved of loans were later called ‘up-and-coming’ once Black and Brown people were pushed out. First they blocked wealth. Then they bought it cheap. Then they rebranded it. This wasn’t market magic, it was policy doing exactly what it was designed to do. #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #redlining #gentrification #americanhistory

More on this topic⬇️ Redlining is the legal practice of denying or rejecting home loans based on color-coded maps. These maps determined whether a neighborhood was a “safe” or “risky” investment for the bank. Neighborhoods where people of color lived were often labeled as high risk and were outlines in red. This practice reinforced racial and economic segregation by keeping people of color from accessing the same financial opportunities. This story gently unpacks redlining, racial segregation, and community resilience in a way kids can understand. But most importantly, it reminds children that while systems may fail us, community will always come together to uplift each other. *I actually learned a lot about redlining from this picture book, reinforcing my stance that picture books are truly for all ages. Featuring *Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining* by @britthawthorne and @tiffanymjewell, Illustrated by David Wilkerson. Thank you to @penguinkids @kokilabooks for sharing this one with me ‼️ Comment COMMUNITY for this book, and check your DMs for a link ‼️

redlining was systematic theft #history #redlining #civilrights #blackhistory

Generations later, the effects of #redlining are still visible–in higher asthma rates, fewer trees, and more pavement. Join the movement to rebuild. #pochealth #rondo

The Redlining People Don’t Associate With Italians Italian American history, redlining, HOLC maps, Little Italy, housing discrimination, immigrant neighborhoods, mortgage denial, American wealth gap, forgotten history #ItalianAmerican #Redlining #HousingHistory #ImmigrantHistory #ForgottenHistory

Fuck you red line

They spent 7 years animating this almost entirely by hand. 100,000+ frames. No shortcuts. No CGI safety net. It flopped in 2009… Now it’s one of the most insane cult classics ever made. 🎬 Redline (2009) Have you watched this masterpiece? Follow @animepixelwave for more