Rep. Parren Mitchell (MD) addresses the debate over testing in enforcement of Fair Housing law. June 12, 1980
Rep. Parren Mitchell on including testing in Fair Housing Amendments Act – Congressional Record (1980)
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Letter from Rep. Elijah Cummings to Inspector General or the Federal Housing Finance Agency requesting an investigation into allegations of abuses in processing Fannie Mae foreclosures (2011)
Letter from Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD) to Mr. Steve Linick, Inspector General or the Federal Housing Finance Agency, requesting an investigation into allegations of abuse by attorneys and law firms hired to process foreclosures for Fannie Mae (2011) February 25, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus letter to colleagues regarding block grants and reconciliation (1981)
Letter from Del. Walter Fauntroy (DC), Chairman of CBC, and other CBC members asking members of Congress to join the Caucus in opposing block grant proposals from the Reagan administration. Signatures include: Del. Walter Fauntroy (DC), Reps. Ronald Dellums (CA),...
Reps. Joyce Beatty and Steny Hoyer (2013)
Reps. Joyce Beatty (OH) and Steny Hoyer (MD) prior to discussing housing issues.
Members of the NAACP’s Housing Committee create protest signs in the Detroit Branch office (1962)
Members of the NAACP's Housing Committee make signs for use in future demonstrations against housing discrimination. Detroit, Michigan.
Rep. Maxine Waters with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (2012)
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan tour Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NPS) properties in South Los Angeles.
Rep. Elijah Cummings at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public hearing (2013)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD) speaking at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Public Hearing on Mortgage Policy.
Correspondence between Sen. Edward Brooke and NAACP Director Clarence Mitchell regarding fair housing legislation (1968)
Telegram from NAACP Director Clarence Mitchell to Sen. Edward Brooke (MA) expressing his support of Brooke's work on the Housing Bill. Sen. Brooke's response of appreciation for the message. March 1968
Rep. Elijah Cummings visits session at foreclosure prevention workshop (2012)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD) participates in a foreclosure prevention workshop in Gwynn Oak, Maryland to provide legal, debt, and credit counseling for people facing foreclosure. The workshop was part of a program started in 2009.
Members of the NAACP’s Housing Committee create protest signs in the Detroit Branch office (1962)
Members of the NAACP's Housing Committee make signs for use in future demonstrations against housing discrimination. Detroit, Michigan.
CORE-Sponsored Open Housing Protest (1964)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)-sponsored demonstration in front of the realtor office of Picture Floor Plans, Inc. in Seattle, WA.
Rep. Elijah Cummings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public hearing (2013)
Rep. Elijah Cummings at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public hearing on mortgage policy. Left to Right: Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and CFPB Director Richard Cordray.