Justice
When Integrating the Suburbs Isn't Enough
In Minnesota’s Twin Cities region, fair housing advocates are engaged in a fierce debate over just how much race matters.
This story is the third in a series on changing suburbs in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Read Part 1 and Part 2.
Given his oft-repeated opinion that housing and schooling patterns in many parts of the U.S. reflect racial discrimination, and his urging that wealthy, predominantly white suburbs should house more poor people and people of color, it’s not surprising that the Twin Cities-based academic Myron Orfield has fierce critics.