Recent civilrightsprojectucla_metro items

Housing in the 21st Century: Taking Stock and Seeking Equality

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Housing in the 21^st Century: Taking Stock and Seeking Equality provides an analysis of the current state of housing inequality in the United States, situating the discussion within the broader historical and social context. Over half a century after the Civil Rights Movement and the introduction of a suite of federal fair housing policies, stark racial inequalities persist in housing opportunities across the country. The study examines these inequalities and their underlying causes, and offers potential policy solutions.

The Vast, Rich, Profoundly Unequal Megalopolis Called LASANTI: Can Leaders Take the Southern California-Baja Region to its Next Stage? (Policy Paper)

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The more than 24 million people who live in urbanized Southern California and metropolitan Tijuana share one of the largest and most productive spaces on earth. The Civil Rights Project calls this region LASANTI,1 more than 200 miles of continuous urbanization in what has become a great coastal megalopolis, a place of powerful contact between two large and important countries which share a great deal but are divided by walls, politics and language. The endless streams of cars and trucks crossing the border in both directions reflect the needs and complementary economies of the two nations. LASANTI by itself is now the 11th largest economy in the world and critically important to the economies of California, the U.S. and Mexico. We are each other’s most important trading partner and we are interdependent in many ways. We are at a cusp of large changes that could be transformative if there were strong leadership.

Race, Place, and Opportunity: Racial Change and Segregation in the Boston Metropolitan Area: 1990-2000

Tue, 1 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Minority populations inside the suburbs are rapidly growing. Segregation in the City of Boston ins decreasing, but the significant decline in the white population there and in other cities that have seen rapid minority growth are troubling. As Boston becomes more multi-ethnic, cooperation between all racial and ethnic groups will become more critical.

Race, Place and Opportunity: Racial Change and Segregation in the Chicago Metropolitan Area: 1990-2000

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

The future of the Chicago area is inexorably linked to the well-being of its minority populations, most strongly in the cities and inner-suburbs, but increasingly throughout the region. While high levels of racial segregation continue to plague inner cities, recent trends raise the specter that this pattern may be duplicated in growing suburbs. Actions at all levels are needed to assure equal access to neighborhoods and educational opportunities and to facilitate stabilization of communities.

Vast Changes and an Uneasy Future: Racial and Regional Inequality in Southern California

Tue, 7 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Given the trends presented in this report, it is clear that there is a serious risk to equality of opportunity in this great region. Inequality runs deep, and the diversity of peoples and economies in Lasanti presents a multifaceted and complicated portrait of inequality. If policymakers are interested in preparing the next generation of skilled workers to ensure a healthy and vibrant economy, they must insist that these patterns be changed.

ASIAN AMERICANS IN METRO BOSTON:Growth, Diversity, and Complexity

Tue, 7 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Mindful of the potential of statistics to perpetuate myths and misunderstandings about Asian Americans, we are determined in this report to utilize data drawn from the 2000 U.S. Census to paint as accurately as possible a portrait of the often ignored and misrepresented Asian American community in Metro Boston. Our primary focus, consequently, is on description rather than on detailed analysis or even informed speculation.

Fragmented Economy, Stratified Society, and the Shattered Dream

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Fragmented Economy, Stratified Society, and the Shattered Dream

Divided We Fail: Segregated and Unequal Schools in the Southland

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Divided We Fail: Segregated and Unequal Schools in the Southland

Unrealized Promises: Unequal Access, Affordability, and Excellence at Community Colleges in Southern California

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Unrealized Promises: Unequal Access, Affordability, and Excellence at Community Colleges in Southern California

Segregation in the Boston Metropolitan Area at the End of the 20th Century