HUD must not abandon its duty to fight housing discrimination
(Photo above: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act in 1965) In the faceContinue Reading
Tag: Housing Discrimination
Suit filed to overturn Texas prohibition on source of income protection for voucher holders
In Texas, there is a law formally protecting landlord discrimination against people with housing vouchers, most of whom are African-American. A lawsuit filed Thursday inContinue Reading
US Department of Justice and HUD file brief in support of Austin’s Fair Housing Ordinance
HUD and the US Department of Justice have filed a brief against the appeal filed by the Austin Apartment AssociationContinue Reading
David Simon’s new HBO mini series is on housing integration… seriously
These are heady times for fair housing advocates. In the wake of a historic month for fair housing which included a stunningContinue Reading
Mosquita y Mari: Highlighting the intersectionality of housing and queer identity
As part of Pride week in the Rio Grande Valley, Aqui Estamos, a fantastic new group focused on LGBTQ issuesContinue Reading
Thinking about the next step toward equality: Protect LGBT people from housing discrimination
Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court ruling established nationwide marriage equality. As we celebrate this historic ruling, we need to prepare toContinue Reading
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June 9, 2015
Legacy of housing segregation felt in McKinney pool incident
On Saturday, the latest in our country’s recent series of ugly police confrontations with African-Americans occurred in a seemingly unlikely place: A communityContinue Reading
Those who seek to limit Fair Housing law should be asked about Beaumont, Texas
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States takes up a case about housing discrimination in Dallas that has brought nationalContinue Reading
Austin’s poisonous legacy of housing segregation exposed
In an exceptional three-part print and video journalism series titled “Inheriting Inequality,” Austin American-Statement economics reporter Dan Zehr explores how as AustinContinue Reading
Notice at apartment complex targets young blacks – Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting on a notice found posted at a southwest Houston apartment complex warning residents to reportContinue Reading
The ‘Whitest town in North Texas’ fights to keep it that way
This might just be the ideal place to film a remake of “Birth Of A Nation,” D.W. Griffith’s silent filmContinue Reading
Conference committee strikes anti-NIMBY provisions from TDHCA legislation, continues agency 2 years
The Texas House/Senate Conference Committee on SB 1 has reached agreement to extend the life of the Texas Department ofContinue Reading
You have to know someone to live here – disguised discrimination
This NYT article exposes an interesting method of discrimination which allegedly occurred in the Edgewater Park or Silver Beach GardenContinue Reading
The Evolution of Housing Discrimination
It is important to remember that discrimination still exists as a sizeable barrier between low-income families and safe, affordable housing. Continue Reading