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The United States continues to face an eviction crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and that disproportionately affects communities of color, particularly Black women.

Top-line summary of racial disparities in Oregon's eviction filings. There is a link to a detailed report on this page also.

NPR interview, interview transcript, and summary of interview with Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law.

TED Ed about how American suburbs were shaped by racial covenants, and how this led to racial disparities in homeownershpi

Long report about demographic differences in sentencing, with short summary on landing page.

Short piece with facts about sentencing disparities in the US.

Long, detailed publication exporing racial disparities in crime and crime victimization, racial disparities produced by policing, and some ways these disparities could be reduced.

Many Hispanic households in the United States face poor housing conditions, high rent burdens, overcrowding, and—in some communities—high rates of homelessness. At the same time, awareness is growing that Hispanics are often underrepresented in…

After more than two years of health, economic, and social impacts from COVID-19 that amplified existing inequalities, an alarming trend surfaced in the 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count numbers: a steep rise in homelessness among Latinos in the United…

A new report from the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute analyzes 2018 data from the Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool to examine the different ways in which older adults exit homelessness; identify…

This resource compares homeless service structures by looking at case-studies in NYC, Houston, Seattle and LA, examining their framework and approach. It also discusses race equity structures and lived experience governance.

This policy report examines why Black residents of PSH in LA returned to homelessness more often than white residents of PSH. The authors address obstacles in (1) enrollment in PSH and the search for housing, (2) encountered while housed, and (3)…

Factsheet summary of UID 1007, an extended narrative report. Review of: quantitative and qualitative descriptions of racial inequities in homelessness and housing access; legal and procedural justice factors involved. (Description taken from key…

Collection of resources from the Urban Institute addressing housing justice.

People of color or mixed race account for more than half of all people experiencing homelessness, despite comprising less than a quarter of the total population in the United States. What are the primary drivers of this severe racial concentration of…