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It was a tremendous honor to serve as the first alum to speak at Lasell University's Presidential Speakers Series. I hope that you enjoyed the lecture and I hope that you enjoy the resources below.

-Natalie 
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​Natalie Gillard's Restrictive Covenant
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The United States engaged in the practice of seizing the property of Black/African American populations via eminent domain, razing the seized properties and building the infrastructure (highways/trains) that we frequent today. The westbound portion of the Mass Pike that spans across the northern part of Newton, MA is a glaring example of one of many racist historical practices that displaced Black/African American populations and compromised their access to wealth and opportunities. 
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Cities with some of the highest crime rates in the United States not only have a correlating redlining map, they also double as some of the cities where Black/African American & Hispanic populations have disproportionately higher COVID-19 death tolls and cases. 

COVID-19 has exacerbated pre-existing inequities in Black and Hispanic communities. 
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​Articles:


  • Highways that destroyed Black neighborhoods are crumbling. Some want to undo that legacy 
  • The Role of Highways in American Poverty They seemed like such a good idea in the 1950s. 
  • Highways gutted American cities. So why did they build them?
  • The Interstates and the Cities: Highways, Housing, and the Freeway Revolt  
  • Racial Bias and Interstate Highway Planning: A Mixed Methods Approach 
  • Coronavirus by the Numbers What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
  • How 1930s Discrimination Shaped Inequality In Today’s Cities
  • America’s formerly redlined neighborhoods have changed, and so must solutions to rectify them
  • Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today
  • The Coronapacalypse: Why COVID-19 Targets Redlined Black Neighborhoods in Hypersegregated Cities
  • The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters
  • ​African-American community of Newton has long legacy
  • A City Divided: The Building of the Mass Turnpike in Newton (Part II)
  • Carrying a Leader's Legacy in the Fight for Affordable Housing
  • The Historic Myrtle Baptist Church​
  • Why the homeownership gap between White and Black Americans is larger today than it was over 50 years ago
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