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Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream:  Affordable rentals shrinking, growing mortgage denials block homeownership   

Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor  April 28, 2022

Despite unprecedented federal housing assistance during the pandemic, a report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds stark racial and income divides in its analysis of the nation’s rental market. Nearly a quarter of Black renters were behind on rent in the third quarter of 2021, as well as 19% of Hispanic renters. By contrast, the share of white renters in arrears was half that: 9%.   

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Proposition 19 Family Inheritance Tax Benefits Reduced

Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County AssessorApril 8, 2021

Proposition 19 was approved by the voters last November by a slim margin and it is creating tremendous uncertainty and confusion among taxpayers and assessors statewide.

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Election 2020: Results Show California May Not Be That Liberal After All

Quinci LeGardye California Black MediaNovember 12, 2020

California’s unofficial 2020 proposition results have shown an electorate that is fairly moderate, supportive of business interests and concerned about issues affecting older citizens.
It also showed that there is limited support for progressive policies. Initiatives a majority of African Americans and young Californians supported such as affirmative action and rent control also fell short.

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African Americans Audited by IRS More Than Any Other Group

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent April 11, 2019

Humphreys County, Tenn., where more than a third of its Black residents live below the poverty line and the median yearly household income is $26,000, somehow is on the IRS’ radar to audit at a higher rate than anywhere else in the nation, according to AOL News.