Perspectives S38/Ep1 Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America

On today's show we are joined by one of the nation’s leading voices on property law and racial justice, Professor Bernadette Atuahene—Harvard and Yale–trained scholar and author of the powerful new book PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. As the country marks 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott, her work reminds us that the civil rights struggle did not end on the bus—it continues in America’s neighborhoods, in our tax systems, and in the policies that determine who gets to build wealth and who gets robbed of it. Professor Atuahene weaves meticulous research with the stories of two Detroit families to expose how a century of predatory governance has stripped Black communities of wealth, stability, and opportunity. I’m honored to welcome her to the program.