Race

A social construct that divides people into distinct groups based on characteristics such as physical appearance (particularly skin color), ancestral heritage, cultural affiliation, cultural history, ethnic classification and, often, are associated with the social, economic and political needs of a society at a given time.

Why are US cities still so segregated?

Discover the dark history of the American suburbs, and how practices like racial covenants restricted access to home ownership for people of color.

Redlining and Racial Covenants: Jim Crow of the North

Redlining and racial covenants were government approved racism. “Racial covenants aren’t just about discriminating against people of color. It’s about enriching white people.”

Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History

In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.

Redlining

The 1968 Fair Housing Act outlawed racially motivated redlining and tasked federal financial regulators, including the Federal Reserve, with enforcement.

A ‘Forgotten History’ Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America

In 1933, faced with a housing shortage, the federal government began a program explicitly designed to increase — and segregate — America’s housing stock. Author Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a “state-sponsored system of segregation.”

Racism in the Dog Community – Resources

This article provides resources and information on racism in the dog training community, including a range of websites, articles, and podcasts.

Homestead Act (1862)

Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.

The Circle Activity

This is an activity relating to the NEADS DEI Team’s current focus of race.

Systemic Racism in the Dog World

Why talk about Race at NEADS? Racism can be present in any environment. Through this DEI presentation, we want to recognize how it may present in the “Dog World.”

Oluademi James-Daniel: Overcoming Systemic Racism in the Dog World

A podcast episode that talks about bias in the dog world generally and especially in breeding and in how breeders pick their puppy owners.