• Program Highlights
• The State of Fair Housing: A Report from the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal OpportunityMay 10, 2010
• Archived Testimony of Prof. Brian Gilmore before the House Subcommitte on Housing and community OpportunityJanuary 20, 2010
• Gilmore Weighs in Over the Airwaves of NPR’s KCRW “To The Point”, Santa Monica, CAAugust 11, 2009
• HUSL Fair Housing Clinic’s Fair Housing Month ActivitiesApril 1, 2009

Statement From Okianer Christian Dark, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Howard University School of Law

Given at the National Press Club 12/10/08 at the press conference on the National Commission On Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s Report on the Future of Fair Housing

December 11, 2008

During the hearings, we heard from several witnesses about the connection between the foreclosure crisis and the lack of fair housing enforcement. How is this possible?

It is well documented that the proliferation of discriminatory lending practices in communities of color over the years, created an opportunity for financial institutions and others to target vulnerable minority communities as a means of maximizing short term profits. As one witness stated, “the subprime market discovered African American and Latino communities and targeted them for unfair and deceptive loan products and lending practices.” Click here to read full statement.