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"Redlined" neighborhoods face extreme heat

New research suggests that areas subjected to redlining, a process where government officials systematically excluded minority neighborhoods from access to loans, face more extreme heat than whiter, more wealthy neighborhoods. Vivek Shandas, a professor of urban studies and planning at Portland State University, spoke to CBSN's Lana Zak about how the racist housing policy is still affecting our lives nearly a century after being enacted.

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Veterans discuss racism in the military

In July, the Pentagon effectively banned the Confederate flag on U.S. bases and pledged to address diversity and increase inclusivity in the ranks of the military. Still, more than half of the troops of color who participated in a 2019 survey said that they had experienced white nationalism or racism in the U.S. military. Vladimir Duthiers spoke with some service members and veterans of different races, ranks, regions and religions about their experiences as troops of color.

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Britain examines its slave-trade past

The Black Lives Matter campaign, which was propelled by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has become a worldwide movement, particularly in Britain, where the former colonial power is struggling to come to terms with the global stain of racism and its slave-trading history. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with art curators and historians about how countries like Britain profited from the triangle trade, and how slave owners profited even after slavery was abolished.

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