NAACP audit finds race, income discrimination in Tennessee housing voucher program

Income-rooted bias was more prevalent, with 93.8 percent of housing providers showing discriminatory income policies compared to 37.5 percent showing race-based discrimination.

The Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund has uncovered evidence of racial and economic discrimination in a Tennessee housing voucher program.

In a multi-year investigation, the NAACP and the National Fair Housing Alliance scrutinized racial and financial discrimination against Shelby County and Memphis residents who met the requirements for Section 8 housing, today!

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