Pres Trump just tweeted that he may end key #FairHousing provision because some suburban communities have requested he roll back the civil rights provision. #AFFH is a major feature of the Fair Housing Act wh/ was passed as an honorarium to Dr. King 7 days after his death.
To learn more about the passage of the #FairHousingAct watch Seven Days, an award-winning short film, executive produced by @Nationwide that chronicles the 7 days from Dr. King's assassination to the passage of the Act.
#AFFH is a critically important provision of the law which is designed to counteract the harmful impacts of forced residential segregation, structural racism, and systemic barriers to fair housing.
Residential segregation is the bedrock of inequality. Our neighborhoods are more segregated today than they were 100 years ago due to racialized housing, lending and zoning policies.
Because of residential segregation and structural inequality, where you live impacts everything about you - your chances of graduating from high school or attending college, your chances of being incarcerated, your net worth, your credit score, your income....
your chances of becoming a homeowner, and even how long you will live. Because of residential segregation & structural inequality, your zip code is a better determinant of your health than your genetic code.
Because of residential segregation, our schools are segregated. #AFFH is designed to ameliorate the devastation caused by residential segregation. And yet, Trump is attacking this major civil rights provision. We will not let him tarnish Dr. King's Dream!
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