FIRSTHAND: Segregation

Ari and Ted Richards dream of a safe, welcoming, and vibrant place to raise their young family. So do Tia Brown and her husband Donnell. Pastor Ricky Brown wishes for a truly integrated faith community. Chris Javier hopes for a Chinatown free of anti-Asian hate. Each of these Chicagoans, and many others, have found their goals more challenging to achieve because of a painful reality that has insinuated itself into so many aspects of their everyday lives: segregation. How are these divisions affecting residents and the housing, education, healthcare, and economy in one of America’s most segregated cities? And what can be done to break down these barriers? Read more...