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The Future of Fair Housing: Featuring Prof. john a. powell in Conversation with Prof. Anika Singh Lemar (Video)

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Check out these interesting excerpts from our wide-ranging summer interview with john a. powell, moderated by Anika Singh Lemar in cooperation with the Open Communities Alliance. Prof. john a. powell in Conversation with Prof. Anika Singh Lemar Reflects on Targeted Universalism Profs. john a. powell and Anika Singh Lemar Discuss Emerging Opportunities to … [Read more...] about The Future of Fair Housing: Featuring Prof. john a. powell in Conversation with Prof. Anika Singh Lemar (Video)

Guidance for Successful Implementation of Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Choice-Mobility (PRRAC, August 2020)

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A PRRAC Policy Brief (August 2020). Excerpt: "This guidance highlights recommended practices for public housing agencies (PHAs) and project owners participating in the First Component of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) to help ensure successful implementation of the “Choice-Mobility” option. Choice mobility rights provide residents with the option to obtain a … [Read more...] about Guidance for Successful Implementation of Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Choice-Mobility (PRRAC, August 2020)

Reckoning with Systemic Racism and Police Violence

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The latest incidents of disproportionate and gross police violence have shown once again the persistence of racialized structures of violence and inequality sustained by a legal and political apparatus that thwarts meaningful accountability. To respond, we need to address structural racism and its enduring consequences with renewed urgency.  At a minimum, this means joining the … [Read more...] about Reckoning with Systemic Racism and Police Violence