RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The impacts of "redlining," or the discriminatory mapping practice that largely denied loans and other important services from minority communities, are still alive and well in Richmond, a new study finds.

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) issued a press release regarding the connection between historically redlined neighborhoods and the risk of violence towards youth. VCU conducted this research in collaboration with Virginia State University (VSU).

What is redlining and when did it occur?

“Policies that may might be unjust, or even discriminatory, have a very far reach into the future in terms of their impact,” said Samuel West, an assistant professor at VSU and an affiliate faculty member at VCU Health, in the release. “History does

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