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.
- Read “The Fierce Urgency of Fair and Affordable Homes” by Diane Yentel, NLIHC president and CEO, and Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO.
- Learn more about the income distribution of renters by race and ethnicity in The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes.
- NLIHC tracks regulations around affirmatively furthering fair housing and develops resources for advocates to weigh in on the process. Learn More
Memo to Members and Partners Articles
March 2, 2020
House Committee Passes Bills to Invest in Affordable Housing and Fair Housing Enforcement
The House Committee on Financial Services passed several bills, including the “Housing Is Infrastructure Act” (H.R. 5187) and the “Housing Fairness Act of 2020” (H.R. 149), during a vote on February 27. H.R. 5187 would invest more than $100 billion in affordable housing and community development…
March 2, 2020
Fight for Housing Justice Campaign Shares New Resources and Hosts Week of Action to Oppose Proposed AFFH Rule
More than 14,000 comments have been submitted in response to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. The proposed AFFH rule removes key civil rights protections and retreats from national efforts to enforce housing desegregation. To help…
February 24, 2020
NLIHC Offers Sample Comment Letter to Oppose HUD’s Proposed AFFH Rule; NLIHC and Others Issue Statement Opposing the Proposed Rule
The Fight for Housing Justice campaign released new resources regarding the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. These resources include a sample comment letter from NLIHC and a joint statement from NLIHC and other key housing advocacy…
Nearly 14,000 comments have been received so far in response to the administration’s harmful proposed changes to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Let’s keep going!
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the National Fair Housing Alliance, and the National…