A man reviewing a map of racially restrictive covenants

Resources

Mapping Prejudice has worked with a wide variety of media makers and researchers to tell the stories and explain the significance of racial covenants. Below you'll find news stories, presentations, journal articles and resources for educators.

Search the title, subtitle and description for resources.
orange text "streets mn" with an icon in between the two words that is in 4 primary colors and looks like a roundabout.

Streets MN

Podcast #112: Mapping the History of Racial Covenants in Minneapolis.

Audio
Read More
Red text on a white background that says "TIME"

TIME. Magazine

George Floyd’s Death and the Long History of Racism in Minneapolis.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
Black text on white background, gothic font that reads, "The Washington Post"

The Washington Post

Racial inequality in Minneapolis is among the worst in the nation.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
White background with two color text: black text "MINN" followed by dark red text "POST"

MINNPOST

Is Minneapolis prepared to dismantle — not just acknowledge — structural racism?

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
A black man with a tear in his eye touching the Prince star on First Avenue's wall after Prince's death.

Quartz

Minneapolis is proud of its liberal politics, but its black population is still struggling

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
Blue rectangle with white text and a red line on bottom of rectangle. Text says "U.S. News & World Report"

U.S. News

The ‘Minnesota Paradox’: A State Grapples With Stark Racial Disparities.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
Black text "Le Monde" on a white background

Le Monde

Mort de George Floyd : Minneapolis, la ville aux deux visages

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
A look down a residential street with houses, sidewalk and cars.

MINNPOST

Supporting racial equity means supporting affordable homeownership.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
An image of the logo for The Atlantic that is black text on a white background, and it's a tall and skinny serif font.

The Atlantic

Minneapolis had this coming

My hometown faces not just a rebuilding but a reckoning.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
Read More
Bundled papers sitting on shelves. The image has a red filter on it.

inman

How racism in property deeds affected generations.

Text Media
Read More
Map of Chicago neighborhoods."This Home Owners’ Loan Corporation map and document from 1940 describes Maywood and its Black population in this way: "The area is of mixed and rather poor appearance and unlikely to improve very much due to the age and low grade population, of which considerable portion are negroes. This is fourth grade because of poor prospects and undesirable population."

Chicago Tribune

Disinvestment in Black and Latino Chicago neighborhoods is rooted in policy. Here’s how these communities continue to be held back.

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
A George Floyd mural with flowers and "I can't breathe" signs on the ground in front of it.

The Conversation

Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
Read More
Black basemap with white streets and lakes zoomed in on Minneapolis

Mpls St Paul Magazine

How Mapping Prejudice Is Visualizing Residential Segregation

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
History of Racial Covenants
Read More
Gold square next to the text "National Geographic" in white

National Geographic

Racist housing policies have created some oppressively hot neighborhoods

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More
MINNPOST Logo

MINNPOST

Eliminating AFFH, the Obama-era housing rule: What it really means

Text Media
Contemporary Legacies of Covenants
Read More