On April 18, 2018, the Poverty and Race Research Action Council hosted a symposium on "Civil Rights Intersections: Celebrating 50 years of the Fair Housing Act” at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation in Alabama. Panelists spoke on the intersection of economic justice and racial segregation in Selma and the rest of the country. Select Video Excerpts … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Intersections: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act
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Changing the Perception of Pasadena Unified School District Through an Innovative Realtor Outreach Program (PRRAC & NCSD, April 2018)
A PRRAC & NCSD Field Report (April 2018). By Jennifer Miyake-Trapp, Ed.D. Excerpt: "Not so long ago, Sandy Roffman worked with a local realtor to purchase a home for her young family in Pasadena, California. While the realtor praised Pasadena’s neighborhoods and many amenities, she cautioned her clients about enrolling their children in the local public schools, sharing … [Read more...] about Changing the Perception of Pasadena Unified School District Through an Innovative Realtor Outreach Program (PRRAC & NCSD, April 2018)
Photo Gallery: Fair Housing Intersections
PRRAC hosted a symposium on Fair Housing Intersections, exploring the connections between housing policy, transportation, environmental justice, and education. The panel was moderated by Dennis Parker, PRRAC Board Member and Director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Project, and featured Anthony Foxx, previous U.S. Secretary of Transportation; John King, previous U.S. Secretary of … [Read more...] about Photo Gallery: Fair Housing Intersections
“History, Origin, and Legacy of the Kerner Commission” by John Koskinen (January-March 2018 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I was pleased to chair a panel discussion in February on the “History, Origin and Legacy of the Kerner Commission” as part of the symposium held on the 50th anniversary of the Commission's report organized by the Haas Institute at UC Berkeley, the Economic Policy Institute and the 21st Century Cities Initiative at Johns Hopkins. … [Read more...] about “History, Origin, and Legacy of the Kerner Commission” by John Koskinen (January-March 2018 P&R Issue)
“Kerner: A Personal History” by Fred Harris (January-March 2018 P&R Issue)
(Click here to view the entire P&R issue) On the evening of July 27, 1967, my wife and I were gathered with a couple of friends in front of a television in our living room, waiting for President Lyndon Johnson’s nationwide broadcast during which he was expected to announce the appointment of a blue-ribbon citizens commission— what became the President’s National Advisory … [Read more...] about “Kerner: A Personal History” by Fred Harris (January-March 2018 P&R Issue)
