By Philip Tegeler. Public Housing and the Legacy of Segregation, ed. Margery Austin Turner, Susan J. Popkin, and Lynette Rawlings (Urban Institute Press Report, 2009). Excerpt: "Concentrated poverty and racial isolation persist in American cities. Recent data show that while the proportion of poor black and Latino families living in high-poverty neighborhoods declined … [Read more...] about The Future of Race Conscious Goals in National Housing Policy (Philip Tegeler, 2009)
Publications
National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Testimony and Final Report (December 2008)
National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity The National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is an independent Commission charged with assessing the current state of fair housing in America and making recommendations for a revived federal commitment to fair housing. The Commission is sponsored by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the … [Read more...] about National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Testimony and Final Report (December 2008)
Building Opportunity: Civil Rights Best Practices in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (50-state survey, PRRAC and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 2008)
An Updated Fifty-State Review of LIHTC "Qualified Allocation Plans" Building Opportunity: 2008 report Appendix: Profiles of each state’s plan Appendix: State-by-state comparison charts Annotated LIHTC Bibliography Excerpt: "The “best practices” highlighted in this report are meant as a starting point for a discussion about how to move the Low Income Housing … [Read more...] about Building Opportunity: Civil Rights Best Practices in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (50-state survey, PRRAC and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 2008)
Organizing to Address Minority Health Disparities: A Directory of State and Local Initiatives (Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, PRRAC, the Opportunity Agenda, and Alliance for Healthy Homes, July 2008).
A Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, PRRAC, The Opportunity Agenda, and Alliance for Healthy Homes Report (July 2008). Excerpt: The goal of this directory is to provide a snapshot of a rapidly evolving community of advocates, organizers, and public health professionals working in different ways on the issue of unequal health outcomes … [Read more...] about Organizing to Address Minority Health Disparities: A Directory of State and Local Initiatives (Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies, PRRAC, the Opportunity Agenda, and Alliance for Healthy Homes, July 2008).
CERD Housing Report: Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the United States (January 2008)
Organizations: Poverty & Race Research Action Council, Washington, DC National Fair Housing Alliance, Washington, DC National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, DC NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Washington, DC Center for … [Read more...] about CERD Housing Report: Residential Segregation and Housing Discrimination in the United States (January 2008)
