St. Louis NAACP NORTH St.louis unplugged
Unplugging North St. Louis Part 1
Nearly one in three kids attended St. Louis city public schools qualify as homeless and in the city, more than 90% of the vacant properties on majority black neighborhoods.
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Over two decades ago. He focused St. Louis. Task force concluded unequivocally that the economic playing field is still not a level one for people of color, particularly African Americans.
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Unplugging North St. Louis Part 2
Lead poisoning is higher in North St. Louis city. Is this due to demolition of abandoned buildings, demolition releases, as best as does live based paint and even hazardous chemicals into air.
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In 1971 the city St. Louis lobby successfully for a state law that would allow the city to whole maintain itself vacant property with a clear title for redevelopment.
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Unplugging North St. Louis Part 3
Imagine your home surrounded by junk yard. Out of every window you see trash, fallen buildings, overgrown lots and violent crime.
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Urban blight is the process by which a community's characteristics consists of the visual, psychological, and physical effects of living daily life among empty lots, abandoned buildings and condemn houses, including poor infrastructure, how local unemployment, increased poverty crane, elevated levels of pollution and low overall living standards and quality.
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