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Sale of Federal Mortgages to Investors Puts Greater Burden on Blacks, Suit Says

News Story (New York)

Sale of Federal Mortgages to Investors Puts Greater Burden on Blacks, Suit Says

August 14, 2016 | Jessica Silver-Greenberg , Michael Corkery | New York Times (NYT)
The suit says, the government is fueling racial disparities not through its lending policies but in how it handles foreclosures.
Tags: Housing: Foreclosure | Housing: Mortgage | Minorities: Racial/Ethnic

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (DC metro) (APALRC)

Provider (District of Columbia, Maryland)

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (DC metro) (APALRC)

Provides linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate legal assistance to low incomes Asian Pacific Americans in the Washington, DC metro area. Operates multilingual legal helpline.
Tags: Minorities: Racial/Ethnic, Telephone Hotlines

Ayuda (DC metro area)

Provider (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia)

Ayuda (DC metro area)

Serves immigrants from two offices in Washington, DC and Falls Church, VA.
Tags: Immigration Process, Minorities: Racial/Ethnic

How people of color are being targeted for traffic violations—and huge fines—in California

News Story (California)

How people of color are being targeted for traffic violations—and huge fines—in California

June 21, 2016 | Fusion
Too often, these traffic courts are being used to prop up troubled state and local budgets on the backs of poor minorities who get caught up in the system.
Tags: Driver's license suspension | Minorities: Racial/Ethnic

Report: Virginia’s black students three times as likely as whites to face suspension

News Story (Virginia)

Report: Virginia’s black students three times as likely as whites to face suspension

May 24, 2016 | Moriah Balingit | Washington Post
Black students in Virginia’s schools were three times as likely as white students to be suspended last year, according to a new report on school punishments.
Tags: Minorities: Racial/Ethnic | Schools: Discipline

VA school discipline is ‘widespread, discriminatory,’ study says

News Story (Virginia)

VA school discipline is ‘widespread, discriminatory,’ study says

May 19, 2016 | Lisa Suhay | Christian Science Monitor
Virginia disproportionately suspends African-American boys and those with disabilities for issues that are often minor, frequently entangling children in the law enforcement system.
Tags: Minorities: Racial/Ethnic | School-to-Prison Pipeline | Schools: Discipline

Public Law Center (PLC) (Orange County, CA)

Provider (California)

Public Law Center (PLC) (Orange County, CA)

Orange County’s pro bono law firm. Works with over 1500 volunteers to provide free legal services.
Tags: Consumer Protection, Domestic Violence, Family, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Immigration Process, Law School Clinics, Medical-Legal Partnerships, Minorities: Racial/Ethnic, Pro Bono, Veterans