Housing Discrimination In Ferguson

Racial Segregation In Ferguson Manifests Through Housing Discrimination

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The St. Louis, MO area is infamous for being one of the most highly segregated areas with a sizable Black population in the U.S. From 1934 to 1968, redlining from the Federal Housing Administration barred Black residents from securing loans—something that was supposed to have been struck down with the Fair Housing Act of 1968. However, experts say that today’s housing discrimination is still present and is much more subtle, as Black renters are turned away from certain areas. Furthermore, rigid practices among housing managers still yield a bias in whom they allow into their properties. Read more at the Huffington Post.

Up Next: Ashley Madison Hackers Publicize Stolen Data

Private Info On Ashley Madison Users Has Been Released Online

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Payback is a serious, low-down bitch.

The hacktivists over at Impact Team have followed through on their promise to release 9.7 gigabytes worth of stolen account and payment information online that belonged to users on the infidelity and dating sites, Ashley Madison and Established Men. The data release comes after Impact threatened the parent company behind Ashley Madison, Avid Life Media, to shut down their websites and shamed Avid Life for charging users to pay $19 to scrub their information clean from its servers. Avid Life says it is continuing its investigation surrounding the data dump with help from law enforcement agencies in Canada and the U.S. It is also examining the validity of the information that has been released online. Read more at the NY Times.

Up Next: Tuskegee Airman Robbed And Carjacked Within Minutes

Tuskegee Airman Robbed And Carjacked In The Same Day

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A 93-year-old former Tuskegee airman is breathing a sigh of relief today after his car was recovered by police shortly after being robbed and carjacked in the same day. He was attacked on two separate occasions after he got lost driving to his daughter’s home in St. Louis. The airman, who did not want to be publicly identified, was part of a small, coveted group of Black pilots who made history during World War II by protecting U.S. bombers from enemy fire over Europe and North Africa. Read more about the attacks at CNN.

Up Next: Greek Bailout Deal Gets Support From German Parliament

German Parliament Backs The Greek Bailout Deal

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Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Greece, is now in an especially tight position amid the votes that have been cast on Greece’s bailout package. The German Parliament ratified Greece’s bailout deal, but a record number of conservatives within Merkel’s own party voted against the measure, suggesting that her popularity and public approval could take a hit. Conservatives have also expressed their frustration that the International Monetary Fund is going to wait until October to decide if it will be involved in the bailout. Read more at the Wall Street Journal.

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