by Press | Aug 24, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Tuesday. The legislation will revive a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, which was immobilized in the disastrous 2013 U.S. Supreme Court Shelby County v....
by Press | Aug 24, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $5 million fine against Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two individuals who made 85,000 robocalls targeting Black Americans in the lead-up to Election 2020 in an attempt to scare and...
by Press | Aug 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, transformative legislation that will restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act and help an untold...
by Press | Aug 16, 2021 | Press Releases
Landlords have both a legal and moral responsibility to accept Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds and to not pursue non-payment evictions according to a letter sent Monday to the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR)....
by Press | Aug 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced a memorandum of understanding Thursday agreeing to increase enforcement of fair housing and fair lending, a step in the right...
by Press | Aug 12, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Census Bureau released the first local level results of the 2020 Census data Thursday, including information about race and voting-age population. The release of today’s data will allow states to begin the redistricting process, in which...
