The Fair Housing Act of 1968: 50 yrs on the Fight For Housing Equality Continues

Four days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with more than 100 cities across the country engulfed in riots, Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibiting discrimination in housing based on race, religion, national origin or gender.Today, a conversation about equality and equity in the housing market, 50 years after President Lyndon Johnson the Fair Housing Act into law.Tom is joined in Studio A by, Dr. Ray Winbush. He’s the Director of Institute of Urban Studies at Morgan State University; and joining us from NPR DC is Lisa Rice, the President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.