Part 5: Affordable Housing 101: Affordable for whom?!
According to the Metro Nashville Human Relations Commission, nearly 70% of Nashville residents fall into affordable or workforce housing.
According to the Metro Nashville Human Relations Commission, nearly 70% of Nashville residents fall into affordable or workforce housing.
Housing discrimination and affordable housing are connected because when people are discriminated against by powerful systems, those same systems continue to perpetuate harm in other ways including education, finance, and healthcare.
Redlining. Urban renewal. Gentrification. Each began decades ago with legislative policy, industry standards, and community practices rooted in racism and discrimination.
Spoiler alert: Housing injustice is deeply rooted in racism and pervasive systems of oppression.
Stand Up Nashville presents, “Home Is Where You Can Afford It: Nashville’s Affordable Housing Crisis”, a thought provoking series on the housing crisis in Music City.
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