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Building Tenant Power for the Long Haul: A Story from Long Beach, California

NonProfit Quarterly

Long Beach is among the nation’s most ethnically diverse cities. Despite being home to many culturally diverse neighborhoods, the city remains deeply segregated, a lasting effect from decades of redlining. Nearly three-quarters of city residents are people of color, with the Latinx population growing the fastest.

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Holding Our Ground: Tenant Organizing in San Francisco’s Mission District

NonProfit Quarterly

The law was meant to allow landlords to retire from the rental business, not to evict tenants and flip property, but abuses are common. This allows more opportunity for racial, class, and cultural diversity within San Francisco. Often, this is done by converting rental housing to condo ownership.

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The Big Chill: Why Nonprofits Should Care about Affirmative Action

Blue Avocado

As a result, nonprofits may be discouraged from exercising their current legal rights to the full extent out of fear of violating the law. That is, when nonprofits pursue social change agenda in partnership with the communities, their funding partners must continue to articulate value for (and fund) this racial equity and racial justice work.