Decades ago, and thats the prohibition of discrimination in housing based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability and family status. Its the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act was in many ways the culmination of the legislative fight for civil rights in the 1960s. It was the first effective federal law guarding against discrimination in the sale and the rental of housing in the United States and for nearly 50 years, it has been employed to assure that every american can choose where to live free from discrimination and the immoral and unconstitutional consequences of residential segregation. Weve come a long way since the 1960s, but we are by no means all of the way there. Today discrimination is still a reality in housing markets all across the country. There are cases in every single state of landlords misrepresenting the availability of housing or outright refusing to sell or rent to certain protected individuals or groups of people. There are othe
You need. First breaking news in the coronavirus pandemic. Just moments ago the Trump Administration ordering hospitals to bypass the cdc with key virus data. Hospitals now being told to send all covid patient information to a Central Data Base in washington. Experts fear thoould be politicized. And today several former cdc directors writing together in the Washington Post saying, quote, trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is Like Fighting blindfolded. Dr. Anthony fauci saying today that it is best to stick with the advice of doctors. I would stick with respected medical authorities who have a track record of telling the truth. I would say that is the safest bet to do, to listen to the recommendations from that category of people but it is entirely understandable how the public can get mixed messages and then get a bit confused about what they should do. Imagine that. Dr. Anthony fauci has to instruct us to listen to people who are telling the truth. New
Week. The statue was a site of an ambush where protesters pelted police with water bottles. They were demanding the citys Police Department be defended. Melissa th the mary is speaking with President Trump about his plans to send federal agents into the city. She warns that any abuse of authority by agents will be met with legal consequences. If you see something that doesnt look right, please dont hesitate to report it. We are going to remain diligent and if we see any steps out of line we are not going to hesitate to take the president to court. Melissa mike tobins live in chicago with more. The base is now covered in plastic, and that plan had to move under cover of the night, bring in the cranes and remove the columbus statue. The big statue was removed. The Mayors Office is issuing a Statement Today saying the statue was removed because it had become such a flash point, it was removed for safety reasons. The catch is, she did not talk about it with the chicago alderman. Many of th
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