Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Housing and Community Development Director Liz Morales will participate in a virtual town hall on, Friday, April 22, at noon, to discuss fair housing. This event is in celebration of Fair Housing Month in Tucson and throughout the country. Also joining the webinar panel will be Jay Young, executive director of the Southwest Fair Housing Council and a member of the Commission on Equitable Housing and Development. The panel will talk about the successes and challenges in achieving fair housing in Tucson. On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act, which included Title VIII, known as the Fair Housing Act, that “prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, (and as amended) handicap, and family status.”
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