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4TheVille Nonprofit Tackles Issue: 30,000 St. Louis Properties Still Have Racial Covenants In Their Deeds

2 years 9 months ago

A research study on racially restrictive covenants showed there are still millions of such documents tied to home deeds across the United States.

And around 30,000 restrictive covenants in St. Louis, which peaked in the 1920s.

Julia Allen, co-founder of 4TheVille, discovered recently that the owner of their home has signed a covenant agreeing not to sell or rent to people of colour.

The 71-year-old, with the help of her non-profit, aims to help people understand and address the fight against discriminatory housing practices.

Check out the full story by Corinne Ruff on St. Louis Public Radio.

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Missouri allocated $11M for vaccine gift cards. Most health departments said no thanks

2 years 9 months ago

As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift card program to incentivize COVID-19 vaccines. But months later, just 20 of the 115 eligible local health departments have opted into the vaccine incentive program, an investigation by The Missouri Independent and the Documenting COVID-19 […]

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