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FAIR HOUSING
50th Anniversary of
the Fair Housing Act
Commemorative Events
APRIL 19
THE COLOR OF LAW: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF HOW OUR GOVERN-
MENT SEGREGATED AMERICA: Presented by Richard Rothstein 7 – 9
p.m. at The Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St. This event is sold out.
However, organizers plan to livestream the event at https://www.
facebook.com/oregonhistory.
APRIL 24
PAJAMA STORY TIME WITH MAYOR LUCY VINIS: Mayor Vinis will be
reading “Windows” by Julia Denos, and “Around our Way on Neigh-
bors’ Day” by Tameka Fryer Brown. 6:30 p.m. Main Library, 100 West
10th Ave, Eugene.
APRIL 28
FAMILY STORY TIME WITH JAIMIE FENDER: Jaimie Fender, City Coun-
cilperson for the City of King City, reads “A Pig is Moving In” by Claudia
Fries. 2 p.m. Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard.
APRIL 30
Carson
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sey, was Eric Trump’s wedding
planner.
It may seem snarky to point out
things that some would call “mi-
nor,” and both Patton and Carson
will, perhaps, grow into their
roles. They have to; their work
makes a difference in the quality
of life, and the quality of housing,
for millions of Americans. And,
there is no evidence that Carson
has spearheaded innovative pro-
grams to close the homeowner-
ship gap or to help African Amer-
ican families recover from the
ravages of the Great Recession.
Furthermore, while this has lit-
tle to do with Carson, the effort
to roll back Dodd-Frank reforms
and the evisceration of the Con-
sumer Financial Protection Bu-
reau strips power from consum-
ers, especially those of low and
moderate incomes. By making it
more difficult to file class action
lawsuits, individuals who expe-
rience banking discrimination
are handicapped in their abili-
ty to fight back. Carson, singing
from the “45” playbook, when he
opens up his mouth at all, is not
likely to be an effective advocate
for the people he has frequently
disdained.
Indeed, though he has thrown
his wife, Candy, under the bus on
the matter of the dining table, he
is no different from other cabinet
officials who have a “let them eat
cake” attitude toward those they
serve. First class travel, high-end
furniture, and chicanery are the
name of the “45” cabinet game.
Fifty years after the passage of
the Fair Housing Act as a tribute
to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it
is not clear that the current HUD
Secretary will be a warrior in the
fight against housing discrimina-
tion.
The African American Alliance
for Homeownership presents...
“Protecting Your Assets”
What every current & future Homeowner should know!
“MAKING HOME AND COMMUNITY BEFORE AND AFTER THE FAIR
HOUSING ACT”: This is panel discussion moderated by Dr. Carmen
Thompson with Faye Burch, Donna Harris, Ronnie Hartley and Ken
Adair, who were living in North/Northeast Portland when the Fair
Housing Act was passed. 7 – 8:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m. Mc-
Menamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Avenue.
State Creates Task
Force to Examine
Racial Disparities in
Homeownership
Saturday, JUNE 2, 2018 • 11am - 1pm
East Portland Community Center
720 SE 106 Avenue, Portland
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A Taste of Lents Festival
Saturday, AUGUST 4, 2018 • Noon - 8pm
Lents Park (Corner of SE 92nd and Holgate)
Now recruiting Musicians, Artist, Food & Resource Vendors
Homeownership Fair
Saturday, OCTOBER 27, 2018 • 10am - 3pm
Emanuel Hospital Atrium, 501 North Graham, Portland
The Skanner News
ast week Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill requiring
the state to more closely examine racial dispari-
ties in homeownership in Oregon.
House Bill 4010, which was introduced by a bi-
partisan coalition including Mark Meek (D-Clacka-
mas County), Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Clackamas) and
Sen. Lew Frederick (D-Northeast Portland), requires
the legislature to create an 11-member task force,
which will:
• Compile data concerning levels of homeownership
among people of color in Oregon;
• Identify barriers to homeownership that people of
color in Oregon face;
• Investigate practices and procedures for approv-
ing mortgage loans;
• Identify discriminatory mortgage loan application
and approval practices and procedures that delib-
erately or inadvertently discriminate against peo-
ple of color;
• Identify barriers other than access to mortgage
loans or other credit that reduce or prevent home
ownership among people of color;
• Recommend solutions, including legislation, to
eliminate any impermissible discrimination or
barriers to homeownership and to improve other
conditions that reduce or prevent home ownership
among people of color in Oregon.
According to the bill text, the task force will be com-
prised of a combination of state legislators and stake-
holders interested in housing.
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