New York Times, “Is There Racism in the Deed to Your Home?”

A feature on the work of Mapping Prejudice and increasing recognition of the legacy of racial covenants.

National Public Radio, “Racial Covenants, A Relic of the Past, Are Still on the Books Across the Country”

Coverage on the endurance of racial covenants and efforts to locate them, including researchers from St. Louis, Chicago, San Diego, and attorney Maria Cisneros.

WBEZ Chicago, “Chicago-area Property Records Are Peppered with Racist Language from the Past”

A multi-part examination of racial covenants in Chicago.

St. Louis Public Radio, “80% of St. Louis County Homes Built by 1950 Have Racial Covenants, Researcher Finds”

Part of a series of stories from St. Louis Public Radio featuring the work of University of Iowa historian Colin Gordon.

MLive.com, “Mapping history of housing discrimination”

Coverage of the work of the Justice InDeed research team at the University of Michigan.

Thomson Reuters, “U.S. homeowners fight deeds that exclude buyers based on race”

A feature on racially restrictive covenants and growing interest in their removal, featuring Mara Cherkasky at Mapping Segregation DC.

Seattle Times, “Racist Restrictions in Old Home Deeds Across Washington State Will Get Expanded Scrutiny”

Discussion of the work of the Segregated Seattle research project and new legislation and partnership in locating covenants statewide.

Recent Coverage of Coalition Research

Milwaukee Public Media, “Examining Restrictive Housing Covenants and Racism in Real Estate in Milwaukee County”

An introduction to the Milwaukee research initiative to uncover all the racial covenants in the county.