Racial covenants /tags/racial-covenants Racial covenants en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:44:13 GMT Racially restrictive property deeds banned in Missouri /government-politics-issues/2022-06-30/racially-restrictive-property-deeds-banned-in-missouri Gov. Mike Parson also signed off on a record $47.5 billion budget but cut a $500 million income tax credit. And he signed a series of bills primarily focused on health care policy, including one that eases visitor limitations at health care facilities. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:44:13 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-06-30/racially-restrictive-property-deeds-banned-in-missouri Sarah Kellogg Missouri poised to remove unenforceable discriminatory housing restrictions in deeds /government-politics-issues/2022-06-09/missouri-poised-to-remove-unenforceable-discriminatory-housing-restrictions-in-deeds Missouri would join handful of states that have recently enacted laws to remove racially restrictive covenants from property records. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:22:22 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-06-09/missouri-poised-to-remove-unenforceable-discriminatory-housing-restrictions-in-deeds Rebecca Rivas 80% of St. Louis County homes built by 1950 have racial covenants, researcher finds /culture-history/2022-01-26/80-of-st-louis-county-homes-built-by-1950-have-racial-covenants-researcher-finds University of Iowa history professor Colin Gordon found that more than 70,000 St. Louis County homes are located in subdivisions that once barred people of color from living in them. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:30:28 GMT /culture-history/2022-01-26/80-of-st-louis-county-homes-built-by-1950-have-racial-covenants-researcher-finds Corinne Ruff Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country /culture-history/2021-11-17/racial-covenants-a-relic-of-the-past-are-still-on-the-books-across-the-country Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove. Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:49:09 GMT /culture-history/2021-11-17/racial-covenants-a-relic-of-the-past-are-still-on-the-books-across-the-country Cheryl W. Thompson, Cristina Kim, Cristina Kim, Natalie Moore, Roxana Popescu, Corinne Ruff St. Louis homeowners want to get rid of racial covenants. But in Missouri, it's complicated /culture-history/2021-11-19/st-louis-homeowners-want-to-get-rid-of-racial-covenants-but-in-missouri-its-complicated Unlike some states, Missouri doesn’t have a process laid out for homeowners to amend racially restrictive covenants. But some lawyers passionate about the issue are helping homeowners amend them and pushing for lawmakers to do more. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:00:17 GMT /culture-history/2021-11-19/st-louis-homeowners-want-to-get-rid-of-racial-covenants-but-in-missouri-its-complicated Corinne Ruff 30,000 St. Louis properties have racial covenants in their deeds. Your home could be one /culture-history/2021-11-18/30-000-st-louis-properties-have-racial-covenants-in-their-deeds-your-home-could-be-one The covenants, widely used in the early- to mid-1900s, shut Black St. Louisans out of white neighborhoods for decades and had long-lasting impacts on communities. Many homeowners have no idea these legal documents still are associated with their deeds. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:00:34 GMT /culture-history/2021-11-18/30-000-st-louis-properties-have-racial-covenants-in-their-deeds-your-home-could-be-one Corinne Ruff