National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, LCCR has partnered with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and the National Fair Housing Alliance to create a national, bipartian fair housing commission to investigate the alarming state of U.S. housing in the wake of the subprime housing debacle.
The commission has held several hearings to hear testimony and gather information about the extent of housing discrimination across the country and its effect on our communities. Their findings and recommendations will be part of a comprehensive report to be released in December.
Regional Hearings
Each day-long meeting focused on a specific challenge.
Commissioners
The national commission is co-chaired by two former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretaries, Jack Kemp and Henry Cisneros.
Other Commissioners include:
- Pat Combs, Immediate Past President, National Association of Realtors
- Okianer Christian Dark, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law
- Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota
- I. King Jordan, President Emeritus, Gallaudet University
- Gordon Quan, Former Mayor Pro Tem and Chair of the Housing Committee, City of Houston
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