Biden Signed A New Order To Take On Housing Discrimination, Advocates Call It A Place Setter
arrow President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamal Harris, signs a series of executive actions to promote racial equality, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Doug Mills/UPI/Shutterstock
President Biden signed an executive action Tuesday that suggests a more aggressive approach to undoing the problem of housing segregation.
His memorandum states that, Many neighborhoods are as racially segregated today as they were in the middle of the 20th century,” and pledges that his administration will “work with communities to end housing discrimination, to provide redress to those who have experienced housing discrimination,” and end racial bias in home-buying and renting.