Learn to build a world where everyone belongs. Take free classes at OBI University. Start Now. Launched in Fall as the Institute's official podcast, Who Belongs? Racial segregation remains the key driver of racial disparities in education, health care, housing, and employment. This five-part series investigates the persistent problem of racial residential segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area by applying novel research methods and fresh analytical tools to better understand the extent and nature of the problem.
The first research brief in this series revealed the true extent of racial residential segregation in the Bay Area, illustrated with the first-ever segregation maps of the region, counties, and major metropolitan areas using the Divergence Index, a relatively new and better measure of segregation.
The second brief in this series examined the dramatic demographic shifts that lay behind the reality of segregation. The emphasis in this brief was on changes to the racial composition within the Bay Area, by illustrating changes in the absolute and relative numbers of different racial groups over time, from to the present with illuminating graphics.
The third brief in this series compared different measures of segregation over time to better understand different facets of the problem. We unveiled, for example, rising levels of Latinx and Asian segregation, and the persistently high levels of Black segregation, even as the overall level of Black segregation declined over time.
By juxtaposing different measures of segregation, we were able to draw out distinctive patterns of racial isolation and segregation for different groups over time.
