Fair Housing Series PART 10: The Future of Fair Housing – Where Do We Go From Here?
🏠 Housing is more than shelter—it’s the foundation of opportunity, health, stability, and dignity. Where you live affects your access to education, employment, safety, and community resources. But in America today, far too many people are still denied these opportunities because of income, race, disability, or family status. 🚨 Fair housing, a principle enshrined in law […]
Homeownership Series PART 9: Technology and Fair Housing
Algorithms, Platforms, and Privacy Risks 🏠 In today’s fast-moving digital world, nearly every aspect of finding a home—renting, buying, applying for a mortgage—happens online. While this shift brings convenience, it also introduces a new set of risks, especially for communities historically excluded from housing opportunities. Artificial intelligence, automation, and big data are reshaping the housing landscape—but […]
Fair Housing Series PART 8: Segregation by Design – Zoning, NIMBYism, and Local Barriers
How Cities Still ExcludeIntroduction🏡 When we think of segregation, we often think of outdated laws and overt discrimination. But in modern America, segregation hasn’t disappeared—it’s just been redesigned. 🧱 From local zoning codes to neighborhood opposition, cities have quietly preserved inequality through policies that appear neutral on paper but are deeply exclusionary in practice. The […]
Fair Housing Series PART 7: The Political Rollercoaster – Policy Rollbacks and Reinstatements
How Administrations Have Reshaped Fair Housing Housing is more than just a roof over one’s head—it’s a cornerstone of opportunity, stability, and dignity. Yet, in the United States, access to fair housing has been a battleground of shifting policies, political ideologies, and social justice efforts. Over the past decade, the federal government’s approach to fair […]
Fair Housing Series PART 6: Recent Legal Battles and Settlements (2020–2025): Redlining, Harassment, and Algorithmic Discrimination 🏠⚖️
In the past few years, the U.S. housing market has seen a surge in legal actions targeting discriminatory practices in lending and housing. From redlining and harassment to the dangers of algorithmic bias, these issues have raised significant concerns about fairness and equality in housing. Federal agencies, advocacy groups, and impacted communities have been working […]
Fair Housing Series PART 5: Who’s Enforcing Fair Housing in 2025?
Housing is more than just a basic necessity — it’s a fundamental human right. In the United States, fair housing laws were designed to protect people from discrimination and provide equal access to housing opportunities regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. But in 2025, despite more than five decades since the […]
Fair Housing Series PART 4: Redlining, Reverse Redlining, and Lending Discrimination
How Access to Credit Remains UnequalImagine walking into a bank, confident in your financial standing, only to be denied a loan simply because of where you live or the color of your skin. This isn’t a scene from a bygone era; it’s a reality that many Black and Latino Americans have faced—and continue to face—in […]
Fair Housing Series PART 3: The Expansion and Enforcement of Fair Housing
Civil Rights Movement to 1968🔍 Introduction: Why Housing History MattersHousing is more than four walls and a roof—it’s where opportunity begins. 🧱🏠 Whether it’s access to quality schools, jobs, or safe neighborhoods, housing shapes lives and futures. Yet for much of America’s history, fair access to housing was intentionally denied to millions based on race. The consequences […]
Fair Housing Series PART 2: The Origins of the Fair Housing Act
Civil Rights Movement to 1968🔍 Introduction: Why Housing History MattersHousing is more than four walls and a roof—it’s where opportunity begins. 🧱🏠 Whether it’s access to quality schools, jobs, or safe neighborhoods, housing shapes lives and futures. Yet for much of America’s history, fair access to housing was intentionally denied to millions based on race. The consequences […]
Fair Housing Series Part 1: Why Fair Housing Still Matters – A Personal Introduction By Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA CEO & Founder, The Power Is Now Media
September 2025 marks a major milestone: 16 years of broadcasting at The Power Is Now Media.Sixteen years of bringing you the stories, the voices, and the truths that shape our housing market, our communities, and our futures. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or a seasoned professional, a policymaker or a family just trying to stay housed—our […]
