“I was looking for a better neighborhood than where I was coming from and a good school zone for my children. When my voucher was about to expire, I said ‘I’ll settle.’”

Shantae Brown of Norfolk, Virginia

“Housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity demands urgent enforcement action”
said Jeanine M. Worden, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

“While we can never fully repair the damage done, as inequities in one generation compound in the next, we must break the cycle by making intentional investments in communities most impacted by those harms.”

Black tenants are being disproportionately evicted during the pandemic as reported by @evictionlab accounting for 35% of evictions but 12.8% of the United States’ population.

Despite the Fair Housing Act becoming law in 1968 “access to housing and the creation of wealth through homeownership have remained persistently unequal in the United States.”

@POTUS memo to @HUDgov affirms that enforcement does not change hearts but it does change behavior.

"When we lift each other up, we're all lifted up... when any one of us is held down, we're all held back"

Today @POTUS ordered @HUDgov to address historical racial inequities in federal housing policy.

@FHPPgh is ready to advance #FairHousing enforcement with @HUDMidAtlantic

Lorenzo and Gwen Mitchell are an interracial family who are homeowners in Denver, CO. Lorenzo is Black and Gwen is white. They obtained two separate home appraisals of $405,000 and $550,000.

The difference?

Whether Lorenzo or Gwen was home with the appraiser.

“Last night America was shocked by a senseless act of violence…When the Nation so urgently needs the healing balm of unity, a brutal wound on our conscience forces upon us all this question: What more can I do to achieve brotherhood and equality among all Americans?”

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today we remember his commitment.

In 1966, the Fair Housing Act was introduced to Congress in large part due to Dr. King.

In 1968, the Fair Housing Act was passed into law in a direct response to Dr. King’s assassination.

An estimated 15% of #PA renters will face eviction in January 2021 as reported by @char_keith of @SpotlightPA.

Remember renters are disproportionately Black, Latino, people with disabilities, households with children, and other Protected Classes based on gaps in homeownership.

The US Department of Transportation recently defined that on airlines that service animals are defined as a dog, with no breed or type restrictions that are trained to perform a task for a person with a disability.

The data is indisputable. Western @PennsylvaniaGov is racially segregated.

In 1933, at least 46 Black Pennsylvanians in Industry were beaten, extorted, kidnapped, and deported by police led by Beaver County. The Black Pennsylvanians were new residents from other states.

#GivingTuesday emphasizes giving back to communities and causes in safe ways that allow for social connection and kindness even while practicing physical distancing. Please consider donating to Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Donate here: https://fhp.org/take-action/donate

Interested in supporting @FHPPgh outside a cash donation? This #GivingTuesday DONATE YOUR TIME by volunteering as a tester!

Testers are critical for FHP’s investigations into allegations of housing discrimination. Sign up for a tester training! https://fhp.org/take-action/volunteer/

.@PennsylvaniaGov landlords are not required to show their expertise of PA’s Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 or fair housing laws.

Support FHP’s trainings to landlords as a proactive approach to fair housing by donating for #GivingTuesday: https://fhp.org/take-action/donate/

For #GivingTuesday donate to @FHPPgh to support fair housing in Pittsburgh and western PA. Help us:

Address anti-Semitism and harassment.

Support a Black family access the neighborhood they desire.

Assist with installing a stair lift.

Donate here https://fhp.org/take-action/donate/