Baltimore Reckons with Its Racist Past—and Present
Crossposted from The American Prospect
Just over a century ago, in 1911, the Baltimore city council adopted the first residential segregation law in the country, forbidding black people from living in predominantly white neighborhoods. Though the Supreme Court ruled such policies | Read more >
Guiding Principles for Opportunity Zones
As the U.S. Treasury Department begins the process of implementing Opportunity Zones under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, it is essential that Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds benefit low-income residents and small businesses within the Zones — protecting the interests | Read more >
Take Action: Oppose the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
The question about citizenship proposed for the 2020 Census by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross would create enormous problems and result in a systematic undercount in lower income communities of color that would significantly undercut fair political representation, allocation of | Read more >
Fact Sheet: Fremont Renter Data
This fact sheet was created in partnership with Fremont RISE to support their work to advance policies that protect renters. Key findings include:
- Renters are an important and growing constituency in Fremont, but 41 percent of them pay too much for housing.
- Rent affordability is a racial equity issue: Black renters face the steepest rent burdens.
- Renters have experienced a 12 percent increase...
PolicyLink Leadership Transition
Dear Friends:
While many of you have heard about the impending leadership transition at PolicyLink, I am delighted to announce to all that effective September 1, 2018, Michael McAfee will become the organization's president and CEO. An eight-year veteran of PolicyLink with a strong | Read more >