Monday, April 6, 2020




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Welcome to this edition of Fair Housing E-News! This newsletter is produced by the GBCHRB
as a public service. More info/resources: http://www.gbchrb.org.
Just a few of the headlines are:

Race Matters Institute Statement Says COVID-19 is Worsening  Societal Inequality and Communities of Color. Read the March 31, 2020 RMI article.

The Civil Rights Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Reminds that Discrimination During COVID-19 is Prohibited. Read the March 28, 2020 HHS Bulletin.

Urban Institute Study Finds Gap Between White and Black Homeownership Rates is Highest in 50 Years. Read the February 21, 2020 Urban Institute article.

Tax Policy Center (Urban Institute and Brookings Institution) Study Finds Some Tax Policies Exacerbate Income and Wealth Inequalities Coming from Discrimination in Housing, Education, Employment, & Others. Read the January 30, 2020 Tax Policy Center article.

Draft 2020 Baltimore Region Fair Housing Analysis Released for Public Comment. Download the full document: 2020 Analysis Of Impediments To Fair Housing Choice (AI). Please submit comments by email to housing@baltometro.org.

WBALTV 11 Study Documents Widening Racial Gap in Housing Value. Read the February 20, 2020 WBALTV 11 article.

Plans to Build a Mosque on 12-Acre Site in Creswell Area Southeast of Bel Air Condemned by  Local Residents. Read the March 3, 2020 Baltimore Sun article.

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