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Housing inequality: Biden's first step to correct old wrongs

Season 2021 Episode 30 | 6m 16s

The Biden administration has made the issue of housing inequality a priority, acknowledging the role of federal, state and local governments in creating and implementing racist housing policies over the years. Margery Austin Turner, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute, joins to discuss the impact of these policies and the importance of the Biden administration’s recognition of the same.

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