Housing mobility in the budget? The House Financial Services Committee held an important hearing on Wednesday that focused largely on the administration's 2017 budget proposal to support new housing mobility programs at up to ten public housing authorities. This is a crucial step to making housing choice a reality for low income families with Housing Choice Vouchers. The … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 23, 2016): Housing mobility budget hearing, more on AFFH, and new EJ report
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Civil Rights Rollback Glossary (March 2004)
Compiled by the National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights Abrogate This is a term used to describe Congress’ power to override the states’ immunity from lawsuits (sovereign immunity) as granted by the Eleventh Amendment. If Congress can abrogate the states’ immunity, it means that Congress can pass a law making states subject to lawsuits for damages. ADA (Americans with … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Rollback Glossary (March 2004)
“Analysis of Racially Disparate Impacts in the Siting of Environmental Hazards” by Thomas J. Henderson, David S. Bailey and Selena Mendy (May-June 1996 P&R Issue)
By Thomas J. Henderson, David S. Bailey and Selena Mendy (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) This article focuses on one aspect of a broad challenge by Citizens Against Nuclear Trash (CANT), a grassroots coalition in Louisiana, to the proposed construction, between two small African American communities-Forest Grove and Center Springs--of the first privately owned … [Read more...] about “Analysis of Racially Disparate Impacts in the Siting of Environmental Hazards” by Thomas J. Henderson, David S. Bailey and Selena Mendy (May-June 1996 P&R Issue)
