From DSNews: Obama’s proposal calls for early intervention by servicers to contact every homeowner who has demonstrated hardship or fallen behind on their payments, and provide them with a comprehensive set of options to avoid foreclosure. The president’s directive states that every distressed homeowner must be given “a reasonable time”…
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From Opensecrets.org: President Barack Obama has raised more money for his re-election bid from small-dollar donors than Republican Mitt Romney has collected from all his contributors, according to a new Center for Responsive Politics analysis. Obama brought in approximately $58.5 million last year from individuals who donated $200 or less,…
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A new HUD rule prohibiting housing/mortgage lending discrimination against actual or perceived LGBTQ families will be published next week. Of critical importance, the rule will require all organizations that operate HUD-assisted or HUD-insured housing facilities to serve LGBT Americans looking for shelter and housing—including religious organizations. As a coalition of…
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From The Nation: President Obama detailed his administration’s new housing plan in Virginia today, a little over a week after announcing it in his State of the Union address. The crux of the plan is providing help to underwater homeowners—which, in turn, could also boost the economy. The plan works…
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From Sikivu Hutchinson at Black Skeptics Blog: The Help, the latest entry in the white woman pining-for-Mammy-atonement series, has garnered scores of accolades. Following in the venerable tradition of Hollywood favorites Gone With the Wind (best supporting actress for mammy prototype Hatty McDaniel), Ghost (best supporting actress for New Age-mammy…
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† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. We Demand the Right to Vote: The Formerly…
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From the New York Democratic Lawyers Council: As we have told you repeatedly, the GOP, from one end of the country to another, is working very hard to limit voting rights and suppress certain groups of voters. The GOP has used numerous legislative efforts and other means of intimidation. Some…
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