by AMDC | Mar 25, 2021 | COVID-19, Diversity
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Thursday announced $450 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Indian tribes across the country to respond to COVID-19. This funding will be used to help Tribes carry out...
by AMDC | Jan 29, 2021 | Diversity, Eviction and Foreclosure
Marcia Fudge appeared Thursday before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as a Biden-Harris administration nominee to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The 68-year-old faced a few challenging questions from...
by AMDC | Dec 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Diversity
Black homeowners face more foreclosures, more tax liens, and higher unemployment rates than their non-Black counterparts—a New York City-based project powered by data and artificial intelligence revealed these racial disparities in homeownership. The collaboration...
by AMDC | Nov 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Eviction and Foreclosure
(Story By Andy Beth Miller) According to a recent report published by Zillow, the recent rise in remote work, which has resulted from COVID-19, has affected the housing industry in interesting ways. Zillow data shows that among American renters, Black renters are 29%...
by AMDC | Nov 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Diversity
Owning a home is a tool for building wealth and stability, but a report from researchers at the Urban Institute indicates that is less applicable to people of color. Not only do Black Americans face more barriers to homeownership, but they also accrue less wealth than...
by AMDC | Nov 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Diversity
—Story by Cristin Espinosa The Bill Clinton Foundation has launched a virtual conference series titled “Building an Inclusive Recovery,” in which President Bill Clinton speaks with changemakers aiming to address racial and economic disparities in the wake of COVID-19....
