Access to a safe and stable home shouldn’t be the sole province of a monied elite. Yet, affordable rents and viable paths to homeownership are increasingly out of reach for a disproportionate number of Black Americans. The housing crisis has proven especially devastating in the COVID era. There’s both history and political reality behind this disparity. Join housing policy experts, advocates, and congressional leaders for a frank discussion on our nation’s housing crisis and the policy solutions that will solve it.

 

AWARDEE: Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43)

REMARKS: Sandra Thompson, Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency

PANEL PARTICIPANTS:

• MODERATOR: Karen Freeman-Wilson, President & CEO, Chicago Urban League
• Kristy Fercho, Mortgage Bankers Association
• Lisa Rice, Executive Director, National Fair Housing Alliance
• Cy Richardson, Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Programs, National Urban League

 

 

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