Housing

Discrimination
We Need Change
By: Sofia Membreno
 What Is Housing Discrimination & What Does It Look Like

Housing Discrimination: the illegal practice of discriminating against buyers or renters of dwellings based of race, color, religion,
nation orgin, sex, family status, or disability.

Redlining: The illegal practice of refusing to provide financial services to consumers based on the area where they live.

- Carlos Gimenez Bianco

- John Smith
 HIstory of Housing Discrimination

1917 1930 1996

The Supreme Court ruled that earliest the U.S housing authority was Congress passed the Fair
forms od housing discrimination were
established housing Act of 1968
unconstitutional and considered illegal
acts.
Effects Of Housing
Discrimination
Health, ,Environmental
 Health Effects Of Housing Discrimination

- Long term
- Life expectancy is lower
- Impacts the overall health of a child
- Various diseases
- Poor mental health impacts overall health
 Environmental Effects Of Housing Discrimination

- More likely to have greater social vulnerability

- Pollution
- Climate differences
- Fewer trees
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start
where you are and change the ending”

— C.S Lewis
Change

Educate
Educating others about
housing discrimination and
why it is a such an issue in
American society. Documentation
Updating documentation
that still include
discriminating
Invest rules/regulations
Invest in distressed, racially
segregated communities
Increase Opportunities

Set a goal of closing the minority

homeownership gap within a
generation.
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