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Segregation Now

Investigating America’s racial divide in education, housing and beyond.

Investigating America’s racial divide in education, housing and beyond.

36 stories published since 2012

Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Yes, Black America Fears the Police. Here’s Why.

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Supreme Court’s Latest Race Case: Housing Discrimination

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

A National Survey of School Desegregation Orders

by Yue Qiu,

How Do You Experience Segregation? Tell Us What #SegregationIs Where You Live

by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Amanda Zamora and Terry Parris Jr.,

How Do You Experience Segregation? Tell Us What #SegregationIs Where You Live

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

In Desegregation Case, Judge Blasts School Officials and Justice Department

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Segregation Now: ProPublica to Bring Discussion of School Resegregation up North

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Student Perspectives on Race and Education in Tuscaloosa

by Amanda Zamora,

Lack of Order: The Erosion of a Once-Great Force for Integration

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

School Segregation After Brown

by Jeff Larson, Mike Tigas and Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Desegregation Court Records

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Segregation Now: ProPublica to Present Student Photos on Race in Education

by Nicole Collins Bronzan,

Segregation Now

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Source Notes for 'Segregation Now'

by ProPublica,

A Note to Our Readers on 'Segregation Now'

by ProPublica,

Video: Saving Central

by Amanda Zamora,

Segregation Now: The Resegregation of America’s Schools

Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Share Your Six Words on Race and Education in America

Amanda Zamora, Christie Thompson and Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Timeline: From Brown v. Board to Segregation Now

by Amanda Zamora, Christie Thompson and Nikole Hannah-Jones,

HUD Finally Stirs on Housing Discrimination

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

A Year Later, Feds Inch Forward on Fair Housing

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

In Westchester, Progress on Housing and the Specter of Another Fight

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Housing Crisis: Widespread Discrimination; Little Taste for Enforcement

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Feds Turn Up Heat on Westchester

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Westchester County Could Lose Millions for Fair Housing Failures

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Audit: Blacks, Latinos Still Likely to Face Housing Bias in Whitest Parts of Westchester

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Disparate Impact and Fair Housing: Seven Cases You Should Know

by Christie Thompson,

Congressman Introduces Bill to Prod Administration on Fair Housing Enforcement

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

No Sting: Feds Won't Go Undercover to Prove Housing Discrimination

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Mapping Segregation in Westchester

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Soft on Segregation: How the Feds Failed to Integrate Westchester County

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Reading Guide: Segregation in America

by Cora Currier and Blair Hickman,

PubNotes: Key Takeaways From ProPublica’s Fair Housing Investigation

by ProPublica,

Have You Experienced Housing Discrimination? Share Your Story

by Amanda Zamora,

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