Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Charlene Crowell
HUD Says Deregulation, Not Affordable Housing, Needed to Solve Homelessness
Despite the availability of homeless and poverty research, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson sent California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Why Would HUD Gut Its Own Disparate Impact Rule?
Whatever happened to the American dream of owning a home and giving your children a better life than you experienced…
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National
HUD Blasted for Withholding Relief Funds from Virgin Islands
Democratic Reps. Stacey Plaskett (Virgin Islands) and Maxine Waters (Calif.) joined 10 other members of Congress to send a letter…
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Charlene Crowell
After 51 Years, Fair Housing Still an Unfinished Journey
Fifty-one years this month, the Fair Housing Act was enacted to ensure that housing discrimination was illegal. Yet just days…
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National
HUD Campaign to Increase Acceptance of Housing Vouchers
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has announced a task force to encourage more landlords to participate in…
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Charlene Crowell
Maxine Waters Takes Strong Stand for Fair Housing at HUD
Rep. Maxine Waters recently stepped up to file legislation designed to cure many of the regressive ills pushed by HUD…
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National
Vets’ Advocates Push Homeless Agenda in D.C.
About 700 service providers converged last week on a Northwest hotel for a conference on how to combat homelessness among…
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Homeownership
Fair-Housing Advocates Sue HUD Chief Ben Carson
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is being sued by three groups of fair-housing advocates over suspension of an…
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Politics
Trump Administration to be Investigated for Weakening Civil Rights Enforcement
In a majority decision made by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, President Donald Trump's administration will be investigated for…
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Black Experience
Rep. Conyers Blasts Ben Carson For Comparing Immigration to Slavery
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) took new Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to task Tuesday for his recent…
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