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Housing discrimination based on career choices is on the rise. Here are some apartment hunting tips for workers in healthcare and non-essential professions. rentconfident.com/blog/2879/apar…

How has news coverage of evictions changed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic? Today we explore word usage in global news articles from May of 2019 and May of 2020 to find out. rentconfident.com/blog/2887/the-…

The rental market has been experiencing major crises every 10 years for nearly a century. Today we look back for clues about how this year's version might shape the preferences of renters. rentconfident.com/blog/2892/ever…

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The eviction rate in Chicago's black neighborhoods is twice as high as the eviction rate in other areas. Source: LCBH eviction.lcbh.org/geography/type… #BlackLivesMatter

The food pantry usage rate is substantially higher in Chicago's black neighborhoods as well. Source: Greater Chicago Food Depository. chicagosfoodbank.org/map-statistics/ #blacklivesmatter

Black residents of Chicago are more than twice as likely to be living in poverty than white residents. Source: US Census ACS data, table S1701. #blacklivesmatter

73% of Section 8 housing vouchers in Chicago are allocated to addresses in predominantly black neighborhoods. #blacklivesmatter Source: WBEZ wbez.org/stories/chicag…

Only 5% of active physicians in the US are Black. Only 5% of licensed lawyers are Black. But 13.4% of the population is Black. Sources: ABA, AAMC, US Census. #BlackLivesMatter

In fact there's very few industries where Black workers meet or exceed 13.4% of the workforce. Check out this chart and take note of the industries. #blacklivesmatter bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.h…

Black students have consistently seen the lowest high school graduation rates out of any race in Chicago schools going back years. Source: kidscount.org #blacklivesmatter

In 2010 21.3% of Black mortgage applicants had subprime credit scores. Only 5.4% of white applicants did. Source: valuepenguin.com/average-credit… #blacklivesmatter

Black Americans are twice as likely to use rent-to-own furniture instead of buying it. There's a lot more RTO shops in Chicago's Black neighborhoods than elsewhere. #blacklivesmatter Source: rentconfident.com/blog/2113/the-…

In case the significance of that didn't land, buying a TV via Rent-to-Own will cost you 3.6x more than it would using a credit card, even with a poor credit score. Same Source. #blacklivesmatter

Black Americans are also twice as likely to take out payday loans. Source: finder.com/payday-loans-s… #blacklivesmatter

40% of the 21st century's biggest US riots have followed police killing or arresting Black men. #blacklivesmatter Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_i…

None of us win until all of us win. For all of our sakes, those fighting for equality now please stay angry this time. #blacklivesmatter

But remember that big distractions are encouraged when there are things to be hidden. Do not be blind to a stab in the back. Connect the dots. #earnitbill #blacklivesmatter

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