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House Fires Reveal Racial and Economic Disparities in Urban Housing
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January 13, 2022
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10:51Now PlayingThe Bronx fire has become one of the deadliest fires in the history of New York City.
It happened just days after a similar incident took the lives of 12 people in a row home fire in Philadelphia, and nine of those victims were just kids.
According to the New York State Department of Health and the CDC, most of the fatal victims of fires are people of color.
At the root of this are historical inequalities that prevent access to affordable housing and social mobility.
Dr. Camille Zubrinsky Charles, professor in the social sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and Rasheedah Phillips, director of housing at PolicyLink, join Marc Lamont Hill on “Black News Tonight.”
All this and more on “Black News Tonight.”
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