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The almighty credit score: It tracks the past, predicts the future, and maintains existing hierarchies.

In our increasingly cash-less economy, a person’s ability to borrow money can depend on a single number.

Equity, HousingKirsten WysenAugust 15, 2019credit score, FICO, lending, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, predatory loans, payday loans

The Great Migration

The imaginations of enslaved Africans were not captured by the American Dream. On the contrary, the freedom of the American Dream depended in large part on their lack of freedom.

Disparities tool debuts on Communities Count

The new King County Health Disparities Dashboard uses color and spacing to display the magnitude of race/ethnicity disparities on 50+ indicators of health and well-being in King County.

EquityLouise CarterJuly 19, 2019equity, rate ratio, King County, homicide, suicide, teen births, life expectancy, death rates

Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass — escaped slave, gifted orator, and human rights icon — addressed the question, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?”