When it comes down to it, most Americans probably feel that it’s more socially acceptable to be middle class–or, at the very least, to self-identify as middle class.
Fact Company: This is why everyone thinks they are middle class (even if they aren’t) Read More »
Mortgage lenders are significantly more likely to deny same-sex couples a home loan and charge them more for it when they do, a new study has found.
Many gathered at THEARC to celebrate Washington, D.C,’s Emancipation Day through an event titled “Emancipation Day Freedom School”. This event highlighted the past and present fight for educational and housing equity in the city and around the nation. In most recent decades, DC residents have underwent intense gentrification that led to about 20,000 Black Washingtonians displaced between the years of 2000-2013, according to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
The Washington Informer: Freedom School bridges D.C. Emancipation Day’s past and present Read More »
Washington, DC neighborhoods are being redeveloped and new people are settling into these areas; but what does this mean for the residents who already live in those neighborhoods? Probably displacement. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition identified DC as being the most intensely gentrified city in the country and had displaced about 20,000 Black residents from the years 2000 to 2013 as a result.
UrbanTurf, April 15th, 2019: The severity of displacement in DC: by the numbers A study that was recently released by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition stating that Washington, D.C. experienced the most intense gentrification and displacement of any city since 2000 has gained a lot of traction. Now, the University of Minnesota Law School’s Institute
UrbanTurf: The severity of displacement in DC: by the numbers Read More »
2020 Presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillbrand is pleased to see that some of her ideas for reducing the racial wealth divide was included in a report authored by the Institute for Policy Studies, the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition titled “Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide”.
Washington, D.C. increased housing subsidies that allowed homeless people to move into an upscale apartment without any additional support and now the city is disconcerted at this programs’ failure.
President Trump is proposing a new policy that would require all disabled people applying for benefits to be monitored on social media to ensure they are not making any fraudulent claims. If they are seen doing physical activities, they could be denied benefits.
Forbes: How a Trump proposal could reduce ‘happy’ disabled people Read More »
Over 2.6 million children in the United States are being raised by grandparents, other relatives or close family friends.[1] While it can be extremely rewarding for an older adult to take on the responsibility of raising a child, there are also many challenges that arise. There is a wide variety of reasons kinship families form.
Resources for grandparents raising grandchildren Read More »
In a nonbinding referendum, undergraduates at Georgetown University voted to raise their tuition by $27.20 per student per semester in order to benefit descendants of the 272 enslaved Africans that the Jesuits who ran the school sold in 1838.
The New York Times: Georgetown students agree to create reparations fund Read More »
Following the recession in 2008, rural areas have seen a decline in affordable rental units and an ongoing decline in government financial support. With mortgage financing loans maturing, rural residents are expecting to face difficulties paying their rent.
KPAX: Housing’s hidden crisis: Rural Americans struggle to pay rent Read More »
A report released by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition addressed some negative impacts of gentrification, such as displacement. In Washington, D.C., — the city with the highest intensity of gentrification — local residents have been combating cultural displacement in a cell-phone store that stopped playing Go-Go music due to complaints from new residents.
HuffPost: Fight to save Black culture in gentrifying D.C. continues after Go-Go victory Read More »
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition has shown that the Community Reinvestment Act has resulted in approximately $980 billion in community investment since 1996.
Houston Chronicle: Black real estate group focuses on community investment Read More »
Data and technology are the new frontier in the struggle for civil rights, and out on the frontier, a lot can go wrong.
The Atlantic: Discrimination’s digital frontier Read More »
The racial wealth divide is greater today than it was nearly four decades ago and trends point to its continued widening. A new report, “Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide,” released by the Institute for Policy Studies and Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, takes stock of the problem and offers ten bold solutions.
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