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National Commission 1967 Report

Urban Fortunes: The Political Economy of Place

Arson for Profit Article

Books to Read:

Honky - a white kid in public housing and his experience, powerful narrative of racism within the system

When Public Housing Was Paradise - J.S. Fuerst

The Towers Came Down, and With Them the Promise of Public HousingFormer residents of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green were thrown into a system that increasingly leaves the poor to fend for themselves.

COVID-19 Forces Tough Decisions in Housing AssistanceOfficials must decide which renters to help in the pandemic.

America's Shame: How U.S. Housing Policy Is Failing the Country's PoorSection 8 was intended to help people escape poverty, but instead it’s trapping them in it.

What is asset-based community development (ABCD)?[Updated 7 November 2017] Asset-based community development (ABCD), or asset-based community-driven development as it is sometimes called, is a bottom-up way of working with communities that focuse…

Researchers expected ‘outrageously high’ discrimination against Black renters. What they found was worse than imagined - The Boston GlobeAn undercover investigation found that Black people were shown fewer apartments and that real estate agents cut off contact when renters gave Black-sounding names like Lakisha, Tyrone, or Kareem. In subtle and overt ways, Black renters experienced discrimination in 71 percent of the cases tested.

Streets of Hope: Story of Dudley Street Initiative

Female Renters Take on Predatory Landlords“They’re Harvey Weinstein for women who just need a place to live.”

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