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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years ago
In relation to this week’s topic, I have decided to share this picture that illustrates the stark presences of gentrification in a community in Philadelphia. The effects of gentrification creates conditions where long term residents in the community are left to struggle. It makes once affordable neighborhoods to low-income residents, unaffordable…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
For this weeks image share, I have attached a chart that shows the statistics on the demographics of those who take part in outdoor activities. The graphic illustrates that outdoor activities see the greatest participation by whites and low participation by all minority groups. This graphic relates to our in-class conversation on how national…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 6 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
Relating to this weeks topic of Mass incarceration and the making of a racial under-caste, I have shared a picture of the metropolitan detention center (MDC) in Brooklyn New York, who has recently undergone intense public backlash after it was discovered that inmates were left without heat and warm water during freezing condition. The prisoners…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 5 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
For this weeks topic of segregation and education, I have shared an interactive map created by NPR using data from Education Week and the U.S. Census Bureau to reveal the average funding per student based upon their geographical location. What this map reveals is that the Rancho Santee Fe School district, based upon their location and funding,…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
For this weeks photo share, I have attached this cartoon from the Washington post which depicts a white man telling a black man and his son, “ Pray keeping moving, Brother” in front of a church. This photo illustrates the irony of segregation at a place that preaches to welcome all and promotes in a sign in the front of the church “ The broth…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 3 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Last year around July a community in Scottsdale Arizona came under scrutiny for selectively enforcing HOA policies to their residents of color. Resident Sean Bandawat explains he received a notice from his neighborhood HOA to install a wrought-iron gate outside his house or be fined $2,500, while multiple properties on the block had no such gate…[Read more]
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Julian Mercado replied to the topic Week 2 photo share in the forum Race, Space, and Segregation (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
The image below is a screenshot from a video posted by the Orlando police department from a body cam on a police officer as he pulls over a black woman for no apparent reason. The stop ends quickly as she informs them that she is the State Attorney and questions their grounds for performing the stop, where the officers fail to provide any…[Read more]