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/

Meet Ross, FHP’s 2020-2021 Public Ally of Public Allies Pittsburgh @PublicAlliesPGH

Peters Township School District’s marching band wore blackface to its school’s football game against Woodland Hills.

Peters Township is 0.6% Black.

Woodland Hills School District is 27.6% Black.

Housing discrimination has left our schools segregated.

The Pinedas, a Latina and Filipina couple with minor aged children who live in Louisville, KY have had racial slurs painted on their sidewalk, cat litter put in their fountain, and death threats with bullets left in their mailbox.

Their attacker? Their neighbor.

“Pittsburgh is a focal point for white supremacy and extremists, an FBI analyst said…” in a recent symposium on domestic terrorism at Duquesne University.

“Extremist groups are active here in holding events and recruiting.”

"It’s a common misconception: Black people would be wealthier if they just didn’t spend so much on clothes, sneakers and cars;

Black families’ median wealth is $24,100;

White families’ median wealth is $188,200”

@SingletaryM lays out the math of systemic racism.

The Fair Housing Act prohibits fee(s) due to a tenant's Protected Class.

Thereby a landlord may not impose a pet fee for an Emotional Support Animal that is required due to a tenant’s disability.

“Who can think straight when they’re facing eviction?” Vanessa Lee a tenant who faced eviction in Harrisburg, PA.

If you are facing eviction, you’re not alone.

Evictions, which occur much faster than foreclosures, are disproportionately impacting Black and Brown households.

Redfin, an online home sales platform, is sued by @natfairhouse and other fair housing orgs for modern day redlining by disproportionately refusing to serve Black and Brown communities.

Ashley and her children had to move because her abusive ex-husband was stalking her. Her landlord refused to release her from her lease and his policy accelerated the rent for the remainder of the lease for vacating the unit early.

We lift up the names of:

Joyce Fienberg

Richard Gottfried

Rose Mallinger

Jerry Rabinowitz

Cecil and David Rosenthal (brothers)

Sylvan and Bernice Simon (spouses)

Daniel Stein

Melvin Wax

Irving Younger

Does increased profit justify housing providers using business models that exploit institutional discrimination?

Can decisions that perpetuate housing segregation continue?

Fair housing says no.

how it started: how it’s going:
#HowItStartedvsHowItsGoing #FairHousing #Over30YearsService