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Left: Ivan Abbott Houston (bottom left), with his father Ivan J. Houston and sisters Pamela Houston-Chretien and Kathi Houston-Berryman in front of their house on West 24th St., across the street from 24th Street School, on Easter Sunday, in the late 1950

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

11:35am May 08, 2021

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

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The city of Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, is believed to be the first place in the United States to provide reparations to Black residents after its city council on Monday approved a plan to address racial discrimination in housing.

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In Likely First, Chicago Suburb Of Evanston Approves Reparations For Black Residents

3:37pm March 23, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The new program, which aims to address harms suffered by Black residents due to the city's discriminatory housing policies, is part of a larger reparations fund established in 2019.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says it is the first department to implement Biden's executive order to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

HUD To Probe Housing Bias Cases Involving Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity

11:20am February 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The move follows an executive order by President Biden to expand protections for LGBTQ people in health care, housing and education.

Housing discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, local zoning laws and other issues, says Andre Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Biden's Push Against Housing Discrimination Must Go Beyond HUD, Researcher Says

2:09pm January 27, 2021

Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved.

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Legal Aid Of NC Settles Accessibility Complaints Against Five Triad Apartments Complexes

10:38am November 16, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Legal Aid of North Carolina has settled housing discrimination complaints against five apartment complexes in the Triad.