Can we really trace the problems of Black homelessness and poverty back to slavery? A UCSF study says yes, and it's time we listen.
It's hard for some Californians — maybe many — to wrap their heads around the idea that the homelessness we see on our streets has any connection to slavery. We are California, after all, supposedly a 'free' state. We like to think of ourselves as far away in both ideology and from the brutality that built the South — although slavery was common during our Gold Rush era, ensnaring not only Black people, but also Latinos and Indigenous communities.
While Black people make up about 7% of California's population, they represent 26% of those without permanent homes, according to data pulled from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness . This will come as no surprise to anyone who has taken a stroll through Skid Row. Yes, we need more housing. And yes, we need more services.
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