People of color are significantly more likely than white people to experience evictions and homelessness in the United States, the result of centuries of structural racism that continues today, that has systematically and purposefully excluded African Americans and others from equal access to housing, community supports, and opportunities for economic mobility.
We must work to right these wrongs and work towards racial equity in housing: we can’t address racial inequities without addressing housing, and we cannot solve for housing inequities without addressing race.
- NLIHC tracks regulations around three fair housing topics and develops resources for advocates to weigh in on the process.
- Learn more about the income distribution of renters by race and ethnicity in The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes.
- Read "We Have Work To Do" by Diane Yentel, NLIHC president and CEO. Added May 30, 2020
- Read “The Fierce Urgency of Fair and Affordable Homes” by Diane Yentel, NLIHC president and CEO, and Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO.
Memo to Members and Partners Articles
HUD posted interim guidance for states and insular areas regarding their statutory obligation to affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH). Interim guidance is needed because the AFFH Assessment Tool for states and insular areas has not completed the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) review.…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a proposed rule to implement Section 504 of the “Rehabilitation Act of 1973” for programs that provide federal financial assistance. Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The proposed rule also describes Treasury’s…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a final rule that provides for the enforcement of Title VI of the “Civil Rights Act of 1964.” Title VI states that no person, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, shall be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or…
HUD will repeat a webinar for Continuum of Care (CoC) collaborative applicants and providers to educate them about the HUD-wide Equal Access Rule (see Memo, 2/3/12) and the CPD Gender Identity Rule (see Memo, 10/3/16). The webinar will be repeated twice for those who were unable to attend this…