Joseph Scully, former board member and longtime champion of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, passed away on Oct. 15. During his time as an executive with St. Paul Federal Savings…
Diverse neighborhoods = diverse schools: Why do we want them for our kids?
By Mayra Quinonez, Oak Park Regional Housing Center Summer Intern Residential and educational segregation are closely related. Nowadays, residential areas in the United States are highly segregated by race; thus…
Growing Up East of Ridgeland
Reflections on My Summer with the Oak Park Regional Housing Center By Anna Forte, OPRHC Summer Intern I am a student at Vanderbilt University, a school where many of my…
Lessons from the Integrated Experience: Diversity in the Classroom
A variety of approaches have been undertaken to reduce the achievement gap in our nation’s underperforming schools. Few would argue that we have made significant strides, as the black-white achievement…
Dealing with Persistent Misperceptions on Race
“Racism isn’t a problem here.” “Talking about race only causes divisiveness.” “We have a black president—doesn’t that mean racism is in the past?” When we talk about race, these responses…