Dear Susie: A Family’s Search for Housing
Dear Susie, I’ve been looking for a one-bedroom apartment in Washington, DC, for my 3-year old daughter and myself. As I’ve been searching for one-bedrooms on Craigslist, I keep coming [...]
To Achieve Fair Housing, We Must Preserve Disparate Impact
To Achieve Fair Housing, We Must Preserve Disparate Impact By Susan McClannahan, Fair Housing Program Coordinator, and Kate Scott, Deputy Director The US Department of Housing and Urban [...]
Beyond Wedding Cake: Regardless of SCOTUS Decision, Discrimination Remains A Scourge to LGBT People Across the Country
Beyond Wedding Cake: Regardless of SCOTUS Decision, Discrimination Remains A Scourge to LGBT People Across the Country By Kate Scott, ERC Deputy Director, and Elias Cohn, ERC Senior Coordinator [...]
THE EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER SUES WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE NAVY EXCHANGE OVER BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY
THE EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER SUES WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE NAVY EXCHANGE OVER BARRIERS TO ACCESSIBILITY Veterans and service members with disabilities cannot access [...]
FHA@50 SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTINUED NEED FOR HOUSING EQUITY EFFORTS IN D.C. AND NATIONALLY
FHA@50 Symposium Highlights the Continued Need for Housing Equity Efforts in D.C. and Nationally Prior to Symposium, Co-sponsoring Organizations Filed Fair Housing Complaint For media inquiries, [...]
FHA@50 Symposium Program
FHA@50 Symposium Program The ERC is excited to share with you the program for FHA@50: Renewing Our Commitment to Housing Equity. The Symposium will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the [...]
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: A Reflection
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act: A Reflection By Melvina Ford, Executive Director The Fair Housing Act is turning 50! While this would seem to be a time for [...]
Next Generation Segregation Report
Columbia Legal Services (CLS) has authored a new report to document the health of Washington’s charity care safety net and to also suggest policies which will improve access to charity care [...]
ERC’S NEXT GENERATION SEGREGATION REPORT SUGGESTS DISCRIMINATION IS PUSHING AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES OUT OF DC
The Equal Rights Center’s Next Generation Segregation Report Suggests Discrimination is Pushing African American Families Out of DC For media inquiries, contact: Kate Scott, ERC Deputy Director, [...]
Register for FHA@50 Symposium on April 20th!
Registration is now open for FHA@50: Renewing Our Commitment to Housing Equity. Join the ERC, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs, the University of the District of [...]
