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The Baltimore Sun: Maryland delegates OK housing anti-discrimination bill based on tenants’ source of income

After more than two decades of failure, Maryland lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants based on how they pay their rent, including with government housing vouchers.

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The Washington Post: Charles Barkley is selling memorabilia to build affordable housing in his Alabama hometown

“So, what I’m trying to do — I want to work with the city of Leeds, I want them to give me the spaces, number one. I want them to give me the houses, and I’m going to use my own money, selling my memorabilia.”

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Black Enterprise: The Rise of Black Businesses and Homeownership Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap

”[Policymakers should] challenge its fundamental assumptions and ask why it is homeownership––an institution irrevocably imbued with racism––that is the suggested path to financial security in the first place,” the University of Georgia scholars group wrote in a statement.

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