🔎 Poverty & Race Research Action Council - PRRAC

Our ED is running his first marathon in a little over six weeks and is raising money to support our work to advance racial and economic justice. Every dollar helps! justgiving.com/page/thomas-si…

Trump's fascist takeover of DC "sets the stage for rounding up folks who are homeless, folks with mental health issues, folks who are disabled, & instead of helping them, forcing them into detention camps & institutions." @jesserbnwtz rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

🚨 STATEMENT on Trump’s Attack on D.C.: Banishment is Not a Solution to Homelessness. Serious leaders must reject Trump's approach & invest in implementing real solutions at scale 🔽

"With so much funding at stake, Hawai‘i Appleseed is working to raise public awareness about how QAP works and how the community can be involved." Thankful for our partnership with @HIAppleseed and their leadership on this critical issue. hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/202…

Our #HousingMobility2025 award ceremony will honor the brilliant 45-year career of @ekjulian1 and the memory of Alex Polikoff, two civil rights champions. Register for the Conference to honor their dedication and achievements! shorturl.at/Fpreb

Thanks @NLIHC for getting the word out about the threat to affirmative marketing! nlihc.org/resource/hud-p…

Affirmative marketing is key to ensuring that our federally-assisted housing programs live up to their potential to advance civil rights.

Check out our explainer on a proposed rule that HUD published yesterday that threatens to roll back nearly 50 years of progress. prrac.org/what-you-need-…

Excellent piece from our Board Chair @OlatiJ on the weaponization of Title VI and how attacks on racial equity are unmoored from what the Supreme Court actually held in SFFA. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-stran…

The principle has been fundamental to ending “practices that perpetuate inequalities in our society that have their roots in Jim Crow, redlining and the state-sanctioned discrimination of the past.”

“It’s critical we have disparate impact to fight against race discrimination,” said Thomas Silverstein, executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, who is watching at least a dozen housing and lending cases that could fall apart without it.

Registration for #HousingMobility2025 is now open! Join us in Chicago this fall for one, two, or three days of learning, connecting, and collaborating. Register now! tinyurl.com/28vbhskt

.@PRRAC_DC’s @T_Silverstein on Trump’s legally dubious efforts at rolling back civil rights: 🔗 slate.com/news-and-polit…

“This order aims to destroy the foundation of civil rights protections in this country, and it will have a devastating effect on equity for Black people and other communities of color,” said Dariely Rodriguez (@LawyersComm) nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/…

Trump's budget proposal: ❌ Slashes rental assistance ❌ Guts public housing ❌ Kneecaps fair housing enforcement ❌ Cuts homelessness services A budget is a moral document. Trump’s says: "Eat sh*t and die."

"Several major cities and housing organizations situated within them — including Boston, Cleveland and Seattle — have expressed alarm about the proposal" 🔗housingwire.com/articles/citie…

Good time at #HousingIs2025, ending w The Power of Place, Helping Housing Mobility Programs Transform Educational Outcomes. HCV families should be able to choose a home based on their preferred school--just like higher-income families do. Mobility programs can make this happen!

Our Executive Director @T_Silverstein explains why the Trump administration's attack on our civil rights statutes' disparate impact standard is contrary to law, fairness & commonsense in Slate. slate.com/news-and-polit…

NLIHC is calling on advocates to act with the fierce urgency of now to protect vital HUD programs and staff! bit.ly/4gNPJBe