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County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork directed the company to shut down the scrap yard for good and sign a land covenant that would prohibit future recycling on the site.

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Until one day I heard about racial covenants in Los Angeles real estate.

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Article 6 of the covenant holds: “Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”

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Home builders and buyers swore a covenant to never again favor the use value of a home over its exchange value — and to keep resale value in their hearts.

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Real estate agents used racially restrictive covenants to box out Black residents from all but a few neighborhoods in L.A.

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