In May, the Biden Administration officially ended the public health emergency, which was declared when the COVID-19 pandemic began over three years ago. While the idea of putting COVID-19 behind us may provide some relief, we must recognize the long-term pandemic-related effects that our communities continue to experience. At the start of the pandemic, some […]
By Austin Cummings, Research Associate “Financial violence is racial violence: geographies of housing financialization spatialize hierarchies of death-dealing difference.” – Desire Fields and Elora Lee Raymond (2021). Racialized geographies of housing financialization. Progress in Human Geography. Vol.45(6) 1625-1645. DOI: 10.1177/03091132521009299. Home improvement, repair, and update projects serve a number of purposes. They help households increase […]
Since first hitting virtually every part of the world almost three years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered life as we know it. The pandemic has impacted the health, jobs, opportunities, and ways of life for people all around the world, and has exacerbated long-standing systemic inequities. It has also had a significant impact on […]
By Austin Cummings, research associate at the Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research Access to credit is the “underpinning of economic inclusion and wealth-building in the United States” (Mitchell and Franco, 2018: 5). Credit inequality contributes to the wealth gap and undermines fair access to housing. Communities of color throughout the United States have […]
We’ll protect your right to fair housing. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to disrupt nearly every aspect of our lives — from transportation and employment to housing and healthcare — The Fair Housing Center is here to help our neighbors with fair housing issues that arise during this pandemic. Our advocates are available to assist […]
