PRRAC participating in March commemoration event next week: PRRAC Executive Director Phil Tegeler will join other national civil rights activists in a roundtable Monday morning at the Newseum in Washington, DC. "Healing America For Our Children," Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at 10:00, with Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP, Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 22, 2013): “Healing America For Our Children,” More evidence on LIHTC, PLACE MATTERS conference
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PRRAC Update (August 2, 2013): Economic Mobility/Housing Mobility
Economic mobility and segregation: The extraordinary Harvard/Berkeley nationwide study of upward mobility rates among poor children once again highlights the powerful impact of residential segregation on children's life chances. Using millions of anonymous tax records to compare earnings of parents and children over time, the study found starkly lower inter-generational … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 2, 2013): Economic Mobility/Housing Mobility
PRRAC Update (July 18, 2013): New AFFH rule and more
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: The HUD proposed rule we have all been waiting for has finally been released...the proposed "AFFH Rule" is intended to improve implementation of the Fair Housing Act's mandate to state and local grantees to avoid housing segregation and promote residential integration and regional equity. See the advance copy here (appearing in the Federal … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 18, 2013): New AFFH rule and more
PRRAC Update (June 27, 2013): U.S. CERD report released & more
What a week it has been. Grutter v. Bollinger and the value of diversity in higher education reaffirmed in the Fisher v. Texas case - but a tragic loss for voting rights in Shelby County v. Holder. And the gay marriage cases remind us that the spirit of the "long arc" continues to bend toward justice in spite of our many setbacks. In the meantime, we have a few less … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 27, 2013): U.S. CERD report released & more
PRRAC Update (June 13, 2013): An inspiring immigrant integration story from…Hazleton?
An inspiring immigrant integration story from....Hazleton, PA? Hazleton was "ground zero" for local anti-immigrant legislation a few years ago. Read how quickly things are changing - and American values are beginning to prevail - in the latest story from One Nation Indivisible. The long-awaited HUD Housing Discrimination Study:The decennial report from the Urban Institute … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 13, 2013): An inspiring immigrant integration story from…Hazleton?