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On Tuesday, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) co-hosted the 13th Annual D.C. Fair Housing Symposium in conjunction with the D.C. Office of Human Rights, the D.C. Department of Housing and Community [...]

  By Melvina Ford, Executive Director of the Equal Rights Center As the stories of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist rant against African Americans attending his team’s [...]

By Melvina Ford, Executive Director of the Equal Rights Center It is a simple fact that zip codes matter. When my now four-year-old son was about to be born, I drove a bit of distance to deliver [...]

Today is Equal Pay Day in the United States—a day to acknowledge and reflect upon the gender pay gap that currently persists within our borders. April 8, 2014 is not an arbitrary date on the [...]

By Catherine Johnson, ERC Communications and Development Intern Take a moment and Google “service dog vest” or “service dog gear.” For only $60, you can have your family pet pass as a service [...]

By Kat Taylor, Disability Rights Program Manager The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms [...]

The ERC is proud to announce the publication of our newest self-advocacy toolkit, which adds to the ever-growing list of ERC resources available to those who face discrimination in housing. The [...]

By Grant Beck, ERC Communications Associate One of the most iconic representations of my home state is the omnipresent mantra “Virginia is for Lovers.” Bumper stickers, magnets, and t-shirts [...]

By Victoria Lanteigne, Corporate Partnerships and Training Manager In 2008, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) started a pilot program with the goal of increasing the number of residential housing [...]

By Snehee Khandeshi, ERC Fair Housing Program Coordinator Earlier this week, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) events took place across the globe to memorialize the victims of hate crimes [...]