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Segregation’s legacy lingers

Marketplace

English - October 31, 2019 22:55 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.7K ratings
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Chrishelle Palay never expected to be living in Kashmere Gardens, a historically black neighborhood in Houston that’s still struggling with the legacy of segregation and neglect. Then her great-aunt died and left her house to the family. On today’s installment of “Adventures in Housing,” we hear from Palay about why she kept her aunt’s house. Plus: a look at how job wages are faring, and why the Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger is happening now.