Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) introduced on October 16 H.R.8595, a bill to nullify President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 which seeks to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” and end so-called “divisive concepts” related to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion.
NLIHC signed onto a letter with the National Racial Equity Working Group on Housing and Homelessness condemning the Executive Order. Understanding how historical and ongoing racism impacts every facet of American life – especially housing and homelessness – is fundamental to addressing and ultimately ending racial inequities. This order threatens to worsen racial disparities and fails to equip federal employees and contractors with the information necessary to effectively do their jobs. For HUD-funded homeless service providers, this order will interrupt efforts to improve services and outcomes for historically marginalized and underserved communities.
See Diane Yentel’s Twitter thread on the Executive Order at: https://tinyurl.com/yyzt329a
The sign-on letter is still open for both organizational and individual signatories. Read the letter and join at: https://tinyurl.com/yypc265l