ULI Washington is encouraging our supporters to move outside of their comfort zone and educate themselves. Over the next three weeks, we’re asking you to read, watch, and listen to our suggested resources that will raise awareness of race and racism in America. These topics have impact communities of color, and particularly Black communities, for centuries.

By raising awareness, ULI Washington and our supporters commit to educating ourselves and creating a better future for communities of color. We’re dedicated to shaping the built environment, which means supporting and uplifting diverse, inclusive land use policies and practices.

UNDERSTANDING RACE & BIAS

• Scene On Radio’s Season 2 – Seeing White (14-episodes chronicling the history of race in America)
  • S2 E2: How Race Was Made (Podcast – 28 min)
• RACE: The Power of an Illusion (3-part documentary exploring the meaning of race)
  • Watch RACE 3: The House We Live In (Video – 57 min)
  • Interview with John A. Powell (Transcript)
• Take an Implicit Bias Test
• Making people aware of their implicit biases doesn’t usually change minds. But here’s what does work. (Article)
• What so many get wrong about racism in the workplace. (Article)

RACISM IN LAND USE & REAL ESTATE

• NPR’s Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History (Video – 6 min)
• Segregated By Design (Video – 17 min)
• A Conversation with Richard Rothstein (Webinar – Start at 22 min mark)
• Explore Redlining Maps at Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America
• The Racist Roots Of “Urban Renewal” (Article)
• Zillow’s Satellite View Shows the Ghosts of Neighborhoods Erased By America’s Highways (Article)
• Explained: Racial Wealth Gap (Netflix Series)
• The Racial Wealth Gap: Addressing America’s Most Pressing Epidemic (Article)
• The Economic Impact of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap (McKinsey Report)
• Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities – A Conversation with Dr. Andre Perry (Webinar – 1 hr 27 min)
• 100+ Anti-Racist Resources for Architects and Designers (Article)

Engage with our resources on social media – reply to our posts, tag us in yours, discuss these topics with your peers, and share your resources or ideas. Use #ULIWashington and #2021ULISummerEquityChallenge to join the conversation online.

Want to learn more?

Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

How to be an Anti-Racist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Know Your Price, Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities by Dr. Andre Perry 

Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini