A West Woodlawn native wants to right redlining wrongs with some greenlining — and he’s starting in the neighborhood where he grew up (2020)

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Title

A West Woodlawn native wants to right redlining wrongs with some greenlining — and he’s starting in the neighborhood where he grew up (2020)

Subject

West Woodlawn Housing Development -- Woodlawn Pointe

Description

An article put forward by the Chicago Tribune, it describes the effort initiated and led by Lamell McMorris to right the wrongs of redlining. Though the practice of redlining was the most prominent from 1933 to 1968, it has long-lasting impact affecting millions of Black homeowners now. McMorris' firm, Greenlining Realty USA, promises to reconfigure the housing market through systematic advocacy, community organizing, and immediate relief.

Creator

Darcel Rockett, the Chicago Tribune

Date

July 13, 2020