The Washington Post: Three black teens are finalists in a NASA competition. Hackers spewing racism tried to ruin their odds.
The D.C. students developed a method to purify lead-contaminated water.
The Washington Post: HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s proposal to triple rents for poorest households would hurt single mothers the most
Ben Carson’s proposal would put nearly 1 million children at risk of homelessness, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.
The Hill: HUD processed less than 5 percent of all housing discrimination complaints in 2017
In 2017, the number of reported housing discrimination complaints increased slightly to 28,843, according to the report. Of these, HUD processed 1,311.
Forbes: Mortgage lending to poor under attack and blacks, hispanics priced out of housing markets
A newly revealed suggestion to revamp a basic concept in the Community Reinvestment Act could undermine long-standing attempts to minimize redlining and improve needed investment in minority and low-income communities.
Wall Street Journal: Shake-up considered on how banks lend to the poor
A top federal bank regulator has floated no longer enforcing lending rules for the poor based on the locations of a bank’s physical branches, a change likely to be opposed by NCRC and other community groups.
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The New York Times: Trump’s war on the poor
The cruelty of this administration’s cuts isn’t a bug, it’s a feature.
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The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Banking deserts: why some local neighborhoods lack basic financial services
Listen to NCRC’s Jesse Van Tol discuss the rise of banking deserts and important CRA news in Washington, DC.
MarketWatch: How ‘redlining’ still hurts home values
The racist lending policy continues to affect consumers to this day
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The Hoya: JPMorgan Chase set to increase philanthropic investments in DC area
The new branch locations will increase housing accessibility for low-income neighborhoods, according to Jesse Meisenhelter, spokesperson of NCRC.
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Washington Post: HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose raising rent for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies
This proposal is part of a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.
HuffPost: Kristen Gillibrand unveils a public option for banking
The idea would provide a low-cost alternative to payday loans — and it might just save the Postal Service, too.
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Slate: Redlining has taken a huge toll on property values. But not everywhere.
What do Baltimore, Dallas, and Miami have in common?
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New York Times: A lynching memorial is opening. The country has never seen anything like it.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., is dedicated to victims of white supremacy.
The Atlantic: What happens when geneticists talk sloppily about race
The field widely agrees that race is a social construct, but gets into trouble when it ignores semantics.
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Zillow: Home values remain low in vast majority of formerly redlined neighborhoods
Home values in the vast majority of neighborhoods that were “redlined” as hazardous for mortgage lending by the federal government 80 years ago are lower now than in areas rated more highly.
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