New Orleans In Durant, Oklahoma in the heart of the Choctaw Nationa, President Obama essentially likened his new program, ConnectHome, to a “dreamweaver,” saying that America has “an interest in making sure [young people] can achieve [their] dreams.” The pilot program is touted as providing internet access to 275000 households containing 200000 children in 27 …
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HUD Section 3: An Organizing Opportunity for Winning Jobs in Our Neighborhoods
New Orleans Within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 is nothing new after 45 years of enactment, but it remains a powerful weapon for creating employment in low income communities that is more often left in the holster than used effectively. Simply put, Section 3 requires HUD contractors to give what …
Internet Enabled Neighborhood Discrimination?
New Orleans This is our question for the day. Are people using the supposedly “neutral” tool of the internet to get around fair housing laws that prevent housing discrimination? An intriguing piece in the New York Times raises this issue in looking at the data explosion that gives exceptionally specific data on individual communities that therefore …