Although data reveals significant disparities in quality-of-life indicators between Black and white Americans, research also shows that a person’s neighborhood can profoundly influence their life outcomes.

Michael C. Lens, a professor of urban planning and public policy at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, will discuss Where the Hood At? Fifty Years of Change in Black Neighborhoods, a comprehensive look at the evolution of Black neighborhoods over the past five decades that helps us better understand why some predominantly Black neighborhoods have flourished while others have not.

Presented by the U-M Taubman College Urban and Regional Planning Program and co-sponsored by U-M Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Poverty Solutions.