It’s never easy to adjust to change — especially when that change affects your freedom of choice. The upcoming smoking ban at public housing units across the country has outraged residents everywhere. In Cleveland, residents who live in CMHA units believe the ban is completely unfair. It calls for no smoking in any public housing unit or […]

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The National Urban League released the 40th edition of the “State of Black America,” a semiannual publication that has become one of the most highly anticipated benchmarks and sources for thought leadership around racial equality in America across economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice, and civic participation. The report includes insights from politicians, NGOS, […]

Via Foxbaltimore.com  The Maryland Food Bank is bringing 3,000 pounds of food to Hagerstown senior citizens. The food will be given to Francis Murphy Senior Apartments in Hagerstown this Friday. Many of these seniors pay subsidized rent. Read More.  41st Annual Holiday Lighting Of The Mt.Vernon Washington Monument BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Hear Two Same-Sex Marriage Cases […]

For decades American government’s efforts to house the poor have relied on the construction of subsidized housing plots more commonly known as “Projects.” The term, originally used to describe the improvement projects city planners believed these developments would amount to, has instead become synonymous with inner-city blight and crime. Today, urban legend, news reports and […]

A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd.