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
A one-paragraph letter dated July 14, 2017 announced HUD’s acceptance of the eleventh submission of the Zoning Supplement to Westchester County’s Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing choice. Because Westchester County, NY no longer participates in HUD’s formula programs such as the…
The Urban Institute released a guidebook to help community organizations use data to improve fair housing and access to opportunity. “Using Data to Assess Fair Housing and Improve Access to Opportunity” is designed to help community organizations gain a better understanding of neighborhood…
HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule is facing renewed threats from conservative members of Congress and the prospect of being weakened by HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson.
A group of Senate Republicans led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter on July 14 to Secretary Carson…
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 on June 8 to extend the Fair Housing Act’s protections to those at risk of discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The landmark Fair Housing Act protects individuals from housing…