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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 [...]

The Equal Rights Center (ERC) has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP). “The ERC is honored to be a [...]

On a clear September morning twelve years ago, our lives were forever changed. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, some even began to look at other Americans as “the enemy,” based on their religion, [...]

By Grant Beck, ERC Communications Associate It’s a cloudless, sweltering day in August. Washington, D.C., is buzzing. The concrete of the Lincoln Memorial glows in the blistering sunshine. The [...]

By Abidjan Walker, Communications Intern Just weeks away from the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, considered the seminal moment of the Civil Rights Movement, America has suffered an [...]

“Three weeks ago we celebrated our nation’s Independence Day. Today we’re here to rejoice in and celebrate another ‘Independence Day,’ one that is long overdue. With [...]

By Alexia Smokler, Presidential Management Fellow with HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Buying a home and starting (or growing) a family should be among the most joyful moments [...]

By Paul Khouri, civil rights intern On the way to work one morning, I was greeted by a group of eight-to-ten year olds who were campers from Valley Mill Camp, a summer day camp in Germantown, [...]