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Biden’s housing department is restoring the requirement that communities take
steps to reduce racial segregation or risk losing federal funds. But missing
from the requirement is the 2015 mandate that communities undergo an extensive
analysis of local barriers to integration and submit plans to dism…
almost 3 years ago
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Black and Latino manufacturing workers were more likely to lose their jobs than Whites — and it took them longer to find new work. Those who did find work also experienced bigger pay cuts than White workers.
over 3 years ago
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Floyd once called Houston’s Third Ward home. Decades later, it remains a neighborhood segregated from opportunity.
over 3 years ago
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South Carolina congressman James Clyburn proposed a race-neutral anti-poverty program a decade ago. Presidential candidates recast it as compensation for slavery.
about 4 years ago
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The Trump administration’s plan to overhaul the housing finance system would make mortgages more expensive for minority borrowers and aspiring homeowners in the South, the Midwest and rural communities, according to fair housing and lending groups.
over 4 years ago
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HUD’s proposed « disparate impact » rule would amend an Obama-era regulation barring lenders, landlords and others in the housing industry from enacting policies that may appear innocuous but wind up discriminating against minority groups.
over 4 years ago
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The inspector general said the agency is “unreasonably” delaying production of
emails and other records related to HUD’s handling of hurricane relief for
Puerto Rico and unlawfully hampering the IG’s oversight mission.
about 5 years ago
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The Trump administration is proposing to tighten regulations to prevent undocumented immigrants from accessing federally subsidized housing, a move that low-income housing advocates fear will keep immigrants who are legally entitled to such benefits from receiving housing help.
about 5 years ago
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Sharon Bialek said she expects her allegations to be part of the process of vetting Herman Cain’s nomination for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.
about 5 years ago
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Some of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s problems stemming from
the shutdown are self-inflicted.
over 5 years ago
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Black and Latino consumers pay higher interest on home loans than whites or
Asians with similar credit scores -- even when shopping online.
over 5 years ago
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Mel Watt, a former North Carolina congressman who now serves as the powerful
regulator of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, is under investigation
for allegedly making inappropriate sexual advances to an employee
almost 6 years ago
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The lawsuit accuses the agency of failing to adequately notify the public of the decision.
about 6 years ago
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Ben Carson’s proposal would put nearly 1 million children at risk of homelessness, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said.
about 6 years ago
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Initiative seeks to require people receiving Medicaid, food stamps, and housing
benefits to work.
about 6 years ago
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Here are the ways Trump’s “invisible wall” hurts foreign workers and the companies that employ them.
about 6 years ago
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At least five lawsuits have been filed against private prisons that allegedly forced detained immigrants to cook, clean and cut hair for little or no pay.
about 6 years ago
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Islamic fashion is fast becoming a lucrative market. The new Macy’s line, branded the Verona Collection, was founded by Lisa Vogl, a fashion photographer and convert to Islam who graduated from Macy’s development program for minority- and women-owned businesses.
over 6 years ago
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The Hollywood manager is accused of sexually harassing women of color over a period of two decades.
over 6 years ago
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From repealing the estate tax to paying for corporate tax cuts, here’s how the
Republican tax plans widen the racial wealth gap.
over 6 years ago
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The top of the legal profession remains largely white, despite two decades of diversity efforts.
over 6 years ago
