90: Buzzwords Busted: The Ghetto

In this episode we talk about one of the most controversial terms today: "ghetto."

 

Content warning - referral to drug use.

 

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Resources for today's episode:

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/04/27/306829915/segregated-from-its-history-how-ghetto-lost-its-meaning

 

https://www.bostonfairhousing.org/timeline/1934-1968-FHA-Redlining.html

 

https://time

.com/5684505/ghetto-word-history/

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35296993