 NEW - Urban Fragmentation as a Barrier to
Equal Opportunity (2002) by john
a. powell and Kathleen M. Graham The Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights
actively monitors federal policymaking on civil rights issues.
The Commission has conducted assessments of multiple presidential
administrations with regard to their civil rights performances,
sharing the insight of both practitioners and scholars on issues,
such as educational desegregation, employment discrimination,
transportation policy, and fair housing. "In this report,
the seventh biennial civil rights report john powell, executive director of IRP, and Kathleen Graham, a civil rights lawyer, collaborated on a chapter for this most recent report. They assert that metropolitan fragmentation and exclusionary local control have and continue to be primary barriers to the attainment of several essential civil rights objectives, that federal tools exist for combating these negative forces, and that the federal government must assume a significant role in correcting the pattern of the fragmented, sprawling metropolitan region. For more information on the Citizens' Commission, check out www.cccr.org. Envisioning Racially Just and Opportunity-Based Housing for the Chicago Region (June 2001) A Report Commissioned by the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities - By john a. powell http://www.lcmoc.org/research.htm In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Leadership Council, the civil rights organization charged with administering the landmark Gautreaux housing mobility program in the Chicago region, john powell developed this vision for tying housing to other opportunities throughout metropolitan regions. By linking affordable housing to existing and emerging opportunities in the city and suburbs, such as jobs and high-performing schools, access to multiple opportunities for low-income people of color can be improved. powell points to specific policies and programs that advocates can undertake and promote to link housing and other opportunities throughout regions, not just in the Chicago region but in many regions facing "opportunity divides." For more information on the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, see www.lcmoc.org. "Addressing Regional Dilemmas for Minority Communities," By john a. powell (May 2000) Essay #8 published in the book Reflections on Regionalism. Edited by Bruce Katz. Foreword by Vice President Al Gore. Published by the Brookings Institute. Visit this page and scroll down to Essay 8. Student Voices Across the Spectrum:
The Educational Integration Initiatives Project (May 2000) How Sprawl Makes Us Poor (The Albuquerque Tribune, 3/22/00) Achieving Racial Justice: What's Sprawl Got to Do With it? (Poverty & Race, September/October 1999) What We Need To Do About The 'Burbs: An Interview with john powell (ColorLines, Fall 1999) Race, Poverty, and Urban Sprawl: Access to Opportunities Through Regional Strategies (The Forum for Social Economics, Spring 1999) Examining the Relationship Between Housing, Regionalism: The Creation of Urban Dysfunction & Strategies for Recreating Metropolitan Communities (1997) Linking Regional and Local Strategies to Create Healthy Communities (April 12, 1996) In Pursuit of a Dream Deferred: Linking Housing and Education (April 22, 1995) |
