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Lifting a Powerful Policy Lever for Housing Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Tiffany Manuel & Dana Bourland What if government, the philanthropic sector, and community advocates could pull a policy lever and advance housing, climate, and racial justice all at once? Why are appraisals of homes in majority Black and brown communities almost always lower than those in majority white communities?

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The City That Was in a Forest—Atlanta’s Disappeared Trees and Black People: A Conversation with Hugh “H. D.” Hunter

NonProfit Quarterly

Since the reinvigoration of the #StopCopCity movement in January 2023, 1 following the murder of a forest defender affectionately known as Tortuguita, 2 Atlanta police and the local government have been adamant about depicting Defend the Atlanta Forest protesters and activists as “outside agitators.” 3 There’s a history in that phrase.

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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Property values shoot up, as does the cost of living, and lower-income households are displaced. And in January 2022, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened access to more than $2 billion in federal funds to help communities equitably recover and improve long-term resilience to disasters and future climate impacts.

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Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is from a series, published by NPQ in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), that lifts up Native American voices to highlight issues concerning environmental justice in Indian Country. It was first published online, on March 31, 2020, and is republished here with minor alterations.