How Systemic Racism Continues To Determine Black Health And Wealth In Chicago

'There is a 30-year gap in the life expectancy of Black and white Chicagoans depending on their zip code. On average, residents of the Streeterville neighborhood, which is 73% white, live to be 90 years old. Nine miles south, the residents of Englewood, which is nearly 95% Black, have a life expectancy of 60. Journalist Linda Villarosa says the disparity of life expectancies has its roots in government-sanctioned policies that systematically extracted wealth from Black neighborhoods — and eroded the health of generations of people. She writes about her family's own story in the New York Times Magazine article, Black Lives Are Shorter in Chicago. My Family's History Shows Why.' -- Fresh Air