In the midst of a Twitter feed alight with stories about police being used to shut black people out of places to eat, drink, exercise, and relax, comes a story about Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) using policy to do the same. The federal government is adding new and significant hurdles to communities of color — particularly black people — being able to access housing.
Reporting earlier this year revealed that HUD is intending to remove from its mission the goal of creating inclusive, discrimination-free communities. It has retreated from pending fair-housing enforcement actions. And it closed April — the month that marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act — with a proposal that will harm the families most in need of housing assistance. The so-called “Making Affordable Housing Work Act of 2018” increases rents, enables work requirements, and worsens the prospects for families and communities..............Read More
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