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PRRAC essay on the history of "Section 8 in the Courts" is included in the new Cityscape issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 program:

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The first Poverty & Race publication of 2024 brings together advocates, educators, and experts to reflect on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) as it turns 70 this year. Professor Zoë Burkholder of Montclair State delves into the loss of Black educators outside the South in her article for the publication, which draws on her forthcoming paper for the National Coalition on School Diversity: “The Impact of Brown v. Board of Education on Black Teachers Outside of the South, 1934-1974.” She writes, “As this complex history of northern school desegregation shows, a long history of racial discrimination in northern public schools meant that Black teachers were catastrophically underrepresented in the region by 1954, and that efforts to remedy the problem during the era of school desegregation in the late 1960s and 1970s were not enough to make up for this disparity.” Read her full article, and the rest of the special edition, here: https://bit.ly/BrownAt70

Our first Poverty & Race publication of 2024 is a special one, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954). PRRAC’s Board Chair, Professor Olati Johnson, dives into the complexities of Brown’s legal legacy in her contribution. She reflects, “If Brown will mean anything, it is the glimmers of possibility that we see in Gautreaux and Swann: the notion that the State must play an affirmative role in undoing past racial harm and in producing the conditions of equal citizenship and inclusion in the distribution of important social goods.” In response to the current climate of the Supreme Court, she calls for lawyers and racial justice advocates to collaborate their efforts on this project, which demands our “creativity and urgent attention.” Don’t miss out on this crucial discussion! Click the link below to read the full article and edition. https://bit.ly/BrownAt70 📖

“[I]t would be a grave mistake to perceive Brown as the “end,” rather than the “means,” of our national pursuit of racial equality.” In honor of the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Jin Hee Lee, Sarah Seo, and Hamida Labi of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) discuss the precipice at which we stand and the continuing fight to actualize Brown’s vision of racial equality.
Read LDF’s full article in the latest edition of Poverty & Race by clicking here: https://bit.ly/BrownAt70

“Justice Marshall articulated the vision of a society in which we see all children as “our” children, such that we care about the welfare of all children, rather than constricting our circle of concern to include only those from our own racial backgrounds.” In the latest issue of Poverty & Race, Rachel D. Godsil , Linda R. Tropp, and Kim Forde-Mazrui reflect on the promise of Brown v. Board on its 70th anniversary, and discuss the need for “radical integration” and meaningful engagement between members of different groups.
Read the full special edition made in collaboration with the National Coalition on School Diversity here: https://bit.ly/BrownAt70

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We’re thrilled to announce the release of our latest edition of Poverty & Race! We collaborated with the National Coalition on School Diversity on this timely issue of Poverty & Race to ask: what is required to truly fulfill the promise of integration and educational equity? As we reflect on the upcoming 70th and 50th anniversaries of Brown v. Board and Milliken v. Bradley, respectively, our authors offer critical insights and guidance to help strengthen the modern school integration movement and chart a path forward.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/BrownAt70

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🚨 Event reminder: Tomorrow PRRAC and National Housing Law Project are co-hosting a webinar on the implementation of the new Small Area FMR regions; especially if you are an advocate working in one of these 41 metro areas, you may want to register – February 14 at 1:00pm.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What Advocates Need to Know about the Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) Expansion . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) allow Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to use zip code level data instead of metropolitan area data to set local payment standards for their voucher program. SAFMRs are an important fair housing tool because they allow voucher families to access higher rent nei...

Our latest 50-state survey found surprising flexibility in the ways that state governments distribute federal housing funds – and the potential for greater commitments to social housing goals in the allocation plans for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, HOME, and the National Housing Trust Fund. See our new report, “Social Housing Goals in State Allocation Plans: a 50 State Survey,” (https://bit.ly/3NlfzRn) and a companion policy brief, “What can the Treasury Department do to expand public and community ownership of rental housing?” (https://bit.ly/3RxTNMN)

It's Giving Tuesday! If housing justice and addressing segregation are issues you care about, please consider contributing to our work: https://prrac.org/donate.

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PRRAC recently gathered almost 200 advocates from diverse sectors at our 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility, our first in-person since 2019! Co-hosted by Mobility Works, NAHRO and Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA), and sponsored by National Association of REALTORS®, Zillow, NAHRO, and Enterprise Community Partners, it was a full day of panels, speakers, and networking. A few notable moments are captured in the pictures below, including a keynote address from Harvard Professor Raj Chetty and closing remarks from Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

P&R Live - "Exploring the Nuances of Property Taxes, School Boundaries, & Educational Inequity," featuring authors from PRRAC's Poverty & Race journal.

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P&R Live: School Finance and Segregation Intersections Exploring the Nuances of Property Taxes, School Boundaries, & Educational Inequity, featuring authors from PRRAC's Poverty & Race journal.

Our latest issue of Poverty & Race, a collaboration with the National Coalition on School Diversity and guest edited by Derek Black (University of South Carolina School of Law), features an excellent lineup of research, policy, and legal experts working at the intersection of school funding and segregation/integration.
Check it out:

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We were grateful to have the opportunity to work with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) to prepare a detailed guidebook and accompanying templates for PHAs to better implement the “choice-mobility” requirements of the Rental Assistance Demonstration, HUD’s primary vehicle for public housing redevelopment and refinancing. The choice-mobility requirement, advocated for by PRRAC and its allies when the RAD program was initially developed in 2011-2012, gives the option to all public housing tenants in redeveloped properties to exchange their public housing unit for a portable Housing Choice Voucher within 1-2 years after the redevelopment is completed. Explore it here:

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Register now for the 9th National Housing Mobility Conference! conta.cc/44dzQOE

This year’s conference is taking place on Wednesday, September 20 in Washington, DC, hosted by PRRAC, Mobility Works, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) and NAHRO. In the tradition of these excellent conferences, we are looking forward to an inspiring day of panels and discussion highlighting the latest research, policy advances, and program innovations -- including a talk by Professor Raj Chetty! Register on our conference page, book a hotel room from our list, and stay tuned for more program/speaker updates over the course of the summer! Register: conta.cc/44dzQOE

9th National Conference on Housing Mobility Make plans to join us in Washington, DC September 20th for the 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility at a time of exciting momentum in our field. Schedule: Registration 9:00-9:30am. Conference sessions from 9:30am-4:30pm, followed by an informal reception on-site. Hosted by PRRAC, Mobility Wor...

In our January-March 2023 journal, scholars and activists explored racial capitalism, tenant power and social housing. Guest editor Jamila Michener is a Cornell professor of Political Science, and did a stellar job curating a comprehensive and cohesive group of scholars and activists. Authors John Whitlow, Prentiss Dantzler, Akira Drake Rodriguez, Cea Weaver, Tara Raghuveer, John Washington, and Peter Dreier together have created a passionate and creative edition! Read it here: https://www.prrac.org/poverty-and-race/

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Chester Hartman – author, urban planner, fair housing champion and our first executive director. Chester played a crucial role in the housing and urban planning advocacy community, fighting against urban renewal, gentrification and segregation for over six decades. He co-founded Planners Network in 1975 and became PRRAC’s first Executive Director in 1990 – Chester’s legacy will live on in PRRAC, PN, and all of the lives he touched.

Read this reflection on Chester's life and legacy, written by Peter Dreier: https://bit.ly/3ObbbFK

A Mensch With a Mission: Chester Hartman (1936-2023) By Peter Dreier In 1960, Chester Hartman, then a graduate student in city planning at Harvard, received a notice from his draft board informing him that he had lost his student deferment and was reclassified 1-A. Rather than get drafted (the United States was calling up troops because of the Berlin....

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Check out our own Liz Ryan Murray’s special page in Poverty and Race Research Action Council’s latest !

Learn how AHJ and our members are advocating for & helping build a strong grassroots movement for housing justice.

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Seeking an Administrative and Program Assistant:https://www.prrac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PRRAC_Admin-and-Prog-Asst.pdf

How will the newly proposed rule promote fair housing reform in public housing authorities? We want to hear your perspective! See PRRAC’s 2021 approach in this advocacy toolkit:https://www.prrac.org/pdf/affh-advocates-guide-ca-phas.pdf

What does research suggest about the relationship between educational accountability systems and school segregation?

Check out our new brief https://school-diversity.org/RB16

Jamila Michener is a PRRAC Social Science Advisory Board member and guest editor of the upcoming Spring 2023 issue of Poverty & Race! She is a Cornell professor studying policy, poverty, and housing. Read her recent feature in Vox here:

Jamila Michener knows that fighting poverty means fighting for democracy The Cornell political scientist is doing groundbreaking research on why marginalized people’s demands are often ignored.

Mark Joseph from Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences shares his thoughts on upward mobility and mixed-income housing in this issue of . In his article, he shares how to actively encourage inter-group connectedness in such developments.

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In our latest issue of , Peter Piazza and James Noonan argue that high-stakes accountability and school resegregation have become more deeply entwined in recent years.



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In , Adria Crutchfield, Valerie Rosenberg of Mobility Works, and Anne Lott describe how housing mobility services increase economic connectedness – by empowering voucher holders in critical ways.

Read their article here: https://www.prrac.org/post-move-supports-can-increase-the-likelihood-of-long-term-benefits-from-housing-mobility-programs/

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We just published a report with Enterprise New York and Mobility Works: "A Review of the New York State Housing Mobility Pilot."

Discover more about the program, and its success, here:https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/prrac-review-of-ny-state-housing-mobility-pilot.pdf

Are you passionate about ? We've got an opening for a Housing Policy Counsel.

We'll be conducting interviews soon -- apply now if you are interested!

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