Amanda and Jason discuss housing inequality in America. Jason shares how the soil in the ground where we live is a better determinant of white attitudes toward race than any other measurable factor. Is it possible that a glacier moving millions of years ago still influences voter turn-out in 2020? Demographics along the "black belt" of the south say yes. Amanda discusses the socio-economic ramifications of gentrification of the Gullah people on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. How could it be that people drive up to 4 hours to get to work in a place they can't afford to live, but was once their home? Jason contends that the federal government has a constitutional obligation to remedy housing segregation in America, as a vestige of slavery. As it turns out it's only been 60 years since the supreme court even acknowledged segregation in housing was a vestige of slavery. We have a long way to go to get things fixed.
Books referenced in this episode:
"Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics" by Avidit Achara, Matthew Blackwell, Maya Sen.
"The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein
Ep. 61 Gay Frogs And Crisis Actors: The Alex Jones Story
Ep. 60 Metaverse Monstrosities
Ep. 59 Did Brandon Go?
Ep. 58 The Truth Is Out There
Ep. 57 RIP Internet Explorer
Ep.56 Halloween DeathMatch
Ep. 55 HollyWaste Inc.
Ep. 54 Buck Fiden Attorney At Law
Ep. 53 Jesus Rode A Dinosaur (And So Did We)
Ep. 52 Catching Up With Q
Ep. 51 We‘re Back! (Covid Hasn‘t Killed Us Yet)
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Ep. 50 Why Don't Republicans Know They Are The Bad Guys?
Ep. 49 What's Up With AI?
Ep. 48 Love Letters To Famous People
Ep. 47 Our Big Gay Episode
Ep. 46 Our Quest For Knighthood (Part 2)
Ep. 45 Crazy Congressional Calamities
Ep. 44 Am I In A Cult?
Ep. 43 Freedom to Cheer
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