Wired: How Social Distancing Became Social Justice
Like Me Too and Black Lives Matter, the Flatten the Curve movement has fomented a profound reckoning with privilege and inequality.
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Protect yourself financially from the impact of the coronavirus
As you plan for the potential impact of the coronavirus, there are a number of steps that you can take to help protect yourself or a loved one financially, both in the short and long term.
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NCRC Applauds Congress and Trump Administration Efforts to Keep People in Their Homes, But More Needs to Be Done
“Today, we saw Congress and President Trump take important steps to protect Americans against both health and economic repercussions of COVID-19….this is a great first step, but there will need to be others,” said Jesse Van Tol, CEO of NCRC.
NCRC comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, AFFH: Streamlining and Enhancements
March 16, 2020 Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel Rules Docket Clerk Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, D.C. 20410-0500 Re: Docket No. FR-6123-P-02 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Streamlining and Enhancements Dear Assistant Secretary Farias: On behalf of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC),
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NCRC Supports COVID-19 Housing And Financial Protections For Individuals and Small Businesses
The coronavirus is quickly spreading across America, raising concerns that aren’t only health related. While the full economic implications of the disease are still unknown, what we do know is that the people who will face the biggest financial impacts of COVID-19 are the same people who are already financially strapped.
Community Participation in Fair Housing Planning Process Under Threat
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a new proposed rule to change the affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). This new proposal aims to set back years of progress by no longer enforcing meaningful community participation in the AFFH process. Without the crucial input of local community members who face housing inequalities, the new rule eliminates the main elements of accountability meant to address discrimination and inequality.
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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.
QNS: Congressional hearing held in Jamaica shows modern-day redlining persists in Queens
“Redlining is among the unfinished business of the Civil and Human Rights Movements,” Texas Congressman Al Green said.
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Inc.: Remember That Company With the $70K Minimum Wage? 5 Years on the Results Suggest More Businesses Should Follow Suit
In short, Gravity Payments put the American Dream back within financial reach for its employees.
The New York Times: The Economy Is on the Edge, and Trump May Push It Over
The economic impact of the coronavirus requires a stronger federal response. Congress needs to be careful about the timing.
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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.”
The Urban Institute: The Termination of LIBOR An Update on Implications for the Mortgage Market
The authors see signs of progress, albeit less than might have been expected.
The Washington Post: Living without a living wage
At the ever-growing bottom of the American economy, a low-wage worker becomes a minimum-wage activist
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USA Today: Midwest Farmers Face a Crisis. Hundreds Are Dying By Suicide.
More than 450 farmers killed themselves across nine Midwestern states from 2014 to 2018. Meanwhile, calls to Farm Aid’s crisis hotline soar.
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