Racial Bias Causing Segregation
Newsday released a 3-year investigation that showed evidence of unequal treatment by real estate agents on Long Island. The investigation measured how real estate agents treated minority clients compared to white clients. The report found evidence of widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities on Long Island. Black testers experienced unequal treatment 49% of the time, compared with 39% for Hispanics and 19% for Asian testers.
Newsday released a 3-year investigation that showed evidence of unequal treatment by real estate agents on Long Island. The investigation measured how real estate agents treated minority clients compared to white clients. The report found evidence of widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities on Long Island. Black testers experienced unequal treatment 49% of the time, compared with 39% for Hispanics and 19% for Asian testers.
In 2016, the owner and management company of a Commack apartment complex was found discouraging African Americans from renting apartments by misrepresenting the availability of apartments. The lawsuit ERASE Racism, Inc., v. Empire Management America, Corp., followed. After the settlement resolving the case, Elaine Gross, ERASE Racism President said, “ERASE Racism is pleased to have obtained a positive outcome and hopes that this settlement will provide African Americans, who constitute approximately 1% of Smithtown’s population, access to Smithtown, a town whose population is over 95% white, and its good public schools.”
In 2016, the owner and management company of a Commack apartment complex was found discouraging African Americans from renting apartments by misrepresenting the availability of apartments. The lawsuit ERASE Racism, Inc., v. Empire Management America, Corp., followed. After the settlement resolving the case, Elaine Gross, ERASE Racism President said, “ERASE Racism is pleased to have obtained a positive outcome and hopes that this settlement will provide African Americans, who constitute approximately 1% of Smithtown’s population, access to Smithtown, a town whose population is over 95% white, and its good public schools.”