A PRRAC Program Review (January 2013). Excerpt: "During the first term of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has reaffirmed a broad commitment to fair housing. However, while fair housing enforcement at the agency has increased noticeably, the task of reforming HUD’s own programs has been painstakingly slow. A flurry of positive … [Read more...] about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at HUD: A First Term Report Card, Part I (PRRAC, January 2013)
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The CERD Treaty and U.S. Civil Rights Law (June 2011)
Americans are rightly proud of their civil rights laws, adopted in the 1960s in response to a broad based domestic Civil Rights Movement and increasing international pressure to undo officially sanctioned discrimination and segregation. As part of that same international movement, in 1965 the U.N. adopted a broad human rights treaty to address racial discrimination – the … [Read more...] about The CERD Treaty and U.S. Civil Rights Law (June 2011)
Important Civil Rights Issues in H.R. 5814, the “Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010” (August 2010)
H.R. 5814, the “Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010,” could roll back basic civil rights protections against the re-segregation of low-income housing that have been in effect for decades. Among the damaging provisions of this bill: ► Pursuant to Title I (Choice Neighborhoods Initiative), all new low-income public housing units (or similarly … [Read more...] about Important Civil Rights Issues in H.R. 5814, the “Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010” (August 2010)
Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in HUD’s Affordable Housing Programs (December 2009)
To: HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, Deputy Secretary Ron Sims, Assistant Secretary John Trasviña, and Assistant Secretary Sandra Henriquez Re: Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in HUD’s Affordable Housing Programs Prepared by the Civil Rights Task Force on Federal Housing Policy This memorandum is presented in the spirit of HUD’s required “Analysis of Impediments to … [Read more...] about Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in HUD’s Affordable Housing Programs (December 2009)
Civil Rights Statement on HOPE VI Reauthorization (January 2008)
In the ongoing discussions concerning the reauthorization of the federal HOPE VI public housing revitalization program, there has been much said about specific details of wording but less discussion about “first principles”. As H.R. 3524 moves to the full House and eventually to the Senate, we offer the following set of constitutional and civil rights principles for interested … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Statement on HOPE VI Reauthorization (January 2008)
