PRRAC in the News

By Kriston Capps, CityLab [...] “This is a proposal to very dramatically revise and effectively destroy an existing 2013 civil rights regulation,” says Megan Haberle, deputy director for the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. “This is a core part of the Fair Housing Act, and very early fair housing cases across the country have recognized the discriminatory … [Read more...] about How HUD Could Dismantle a Pillar of Civil Rights Law (CityLab)

By Charlotte Keith, Investigative Post [...] Researchers at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council found that in nearly all of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, families with children who received Section 8 vouchers were clustered in poor neighborhoods — even though plenty of affordable apartments were available in … [Read more...] about Progress on Fair Housing Front (Investigative Post)

By Marcus Devine, Medium [...] Studies from the Poverty and Race Research Action Council in Washington D.C. demonstrate that all major metropolitan areas in the country have existing patterns of residential segregation. This issue has contributed to economic inequalities of not just black and white Americans, but all other people as well. Yet, the inequality remains the … [Read more...] about A Powerful, Disturbing History of Residential Segregation in America (Medium)

By Kriston Capps, CityLab [...] Other research shows just how segregated the distribution of housing vouchers really is. A mapping tool from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council reveals that while voucher-affordable rental units can be found all over most metro areas, families with vouchers tend to live in … [Read more...] about How a Section 8 Experiment Could Reveal a Better Way to Escape Poverty (CityLab)