My students talked redlining and crime

Their hearts ache.

My heart aches.

Collectively,

we ache.

Often.

Last fall, my class and I were still trying to define ourselves as a class and as high schoolers who podcast. Very early on we recorded an episode for "Behind the Eyes of Our Youth," our student-led and driven podcast. The episode was on redlining and whether those practices were and are the root causes of crime in our majority Black neighborhoods. They came up with the topic and explored the answers.

Take a listen.