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Your Money’s No Good Here: Combatting Source of Income Discrimination in Housing (ABA Human Rights Magazine)

December 6, 2019 by

By Antonia K. Fasanelli and Philip Tegeler, ABA Human Rights Magazine A few years ago, Jill Williams, an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, received a special housing subsidy for U.S. veterans to help her pay for housing. Williams was homeless at the time and living in the Baltimore region of Maryland. Because of her honorable service to the United States, … [Read more...] about Your Money’s No Good Here: Combatting Source of Income Discrimination in Housing (ABA Human Rights Magazine)

The Effects of Housing Discrimination on Health Can Reverberate for Decades (The Hill Opinion)

August 27, 2019 by

By Brian Smedley and Rachel A. Davis, The Hill - Opinion Last year, reporters at the Center for Investigative Reporting combed through 31 million mortgage lending records in dozens of U.S. metropolitan areas. Their reporting, which nearly landed them a Pulitzer Prize, revealed that racial discrimination is alive and well in mortgage lending today. While Department of … [Read more...] about The Effects of Housing Discrimination on Health Can Reverberate for Decades (The Hill Opinion)

The Trump Administration’s Assault on Fair Housing (Take Care Blog)

August 19, 2019 by

By Olatunde Johnson (PRRAC Board Chair) and Michelle Aronowitz, Take Care Blog Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule that would substantially limit enforcement of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, whose purpose is to provide for fair housing throughout the United States. The re-reading of the Fair Housing Act urged by the President … [Read more...] about The Trump Administration’s Assault on Fair Housing (Take Care Blog)

Guest Blog Post: Of Schools, Busing, Integration And Outdated Federal Policy (The School Superintendents Blog)

July 29, 2019 by

By Philip Tegeler, Executive Director, Poverty & Race Research Action Council; and Sunil Mansukhani, Principal, The Raben Group (The School Superintendents Blog) Few expected busing to be a major issue during the June 27 Democratic debate.  The spirited exchange between Senator Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden was unexpected by just about everyone, since … [Read more...] about Guest Blog Post: Of Schools, Busing, Integration And Outdated Federal Policy (The School Superintendents Blog)

Health, Housing, and Civil Rights Strategies (Grantmakers – Health Newsletter)

September 1, 2017 by

By Megan Haberle, PRRAC Grantmakers, practitioners, and advocates have recognized the role of place in shaping health, and know that there is a growing urgency to respond to inequities related to housing, residential segregation, and neighborhood conditions. This urgency is likely to soon be compounded by the emerging issue of climate change and the health effects it will … [Read more...] about Health, Housing, and Civil Rights Strategies (Grantmakers – Health Newsletter)

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