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PRRAC Update (August 30, 2018): The Sesquicentennial of the 14th Amendment; and more dark clouds at HUD

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Fair housing, Carson-style: Now that we have seen both of the "Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking" for revision of the 2013 Disparate Impact rule and the 2015 AFFH rule, it is becoming clear that this administration is seeking to severely diminish the Fair Housing Act's core anti-segregation purpose, creating a weakened version of the 1968 law that ignores the aspirations … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 30, 2018): The Sesquicentennial of the 14th Amendment; and more dark clouds at HUD

Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing Assistance (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Horn, July 2018)

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A PRRAC Report (July 2018). By Ingrid Gould Ellen and Keren Horn. Excerpt: "The Housing Act of 1949 espoused the goal of 'a decent home and a suitable living environment' for all Americans. Nearly 70 years later, we have made significant strides in improving the quality of American homes, but there continue to be large disparities across income and race, especially with … [Read more...] about Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with Federal Housing Assistance (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Horn, July 2018)

The Call for Environmental Justice Legislation: An Annotated Bibliography (Jennifer Bisgaier & Jennifer Pollan, July 2018)

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PRRAC Research & Advocacy Guide (July 2018). By Jennifer Bisgaier & Jennifer Pollan. Excerpt: "Communities of color have long argued that there is a need for stronger environmental and health protections that adequately serve all people and that advance their rights to fair participation. Since the modern environmental justice movement began in the 1980s, a series of … [Read more...] about The Call for Environmental Justice Legislation: An Annotated Bibliography (Jennifer Bisgaier & Jennifer Pollan, July 2018)

“Churches United for Fair Housing: Organizing and Litigating Against Exclusionary Housing Policies in Brooklyn” by Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)

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By Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Like every major American city, New York is deeply spatially divided along racial lines, due to redlining, residential segregation and discrimination. Arguably no place exhibits this more clearly than north Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle, the intersection of white Williamsburg, predominantly … [Read more...] about “Churches United for Fair Housing: Organizing and Litigating Against Exclusionary Housing Policies in Brooklyn” by Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)