Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning and Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign •
conversation
May 3, 2023 • ~8 min
May 3, 2023 • ~8 min
Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill
What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.
Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation •
conversation
Nov. 8, 2021 • ~7 min
Nov. 8, 2021 • ~7 min
Removing urban highways can improve neighborhoods blighted by decades of racist policies
Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University •
conversation
Sept. 7, 2021 • ~9 min
Sept. 7, 2021 • ~9 min
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