In today’s rundown: What the debt ceiling debate looks like from east of the river. The impact of income on housing segregation. And the founder of a Grantee Partner is profiled on NPR.
— The Guardian takes a look at the U.S. debt ceiling issue from east of the river, speaking with Ward 8 residents about unemployment and poverty.
— A new study shows that income does not explain patterns in housing segregation, reports The Washington Post. “Affluent blacks and Hispanics live in neighborhoods that are noticeably poorer than neighborhoods where low-income whites live….”
— The executive director of Tahirih Justice Center (a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner) was profiled this week on Interfaith Voices. Layli Miller-Muro founded Tahirih to protect immigrant women and girls who are fleeing domestic violence.
