And Senator Tina Smith (MN) is introducing this bill!

https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-bill-aims-to-create-national-database-of-restrictive-property-covenants-11627573734

On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 1:56 PM Christopher Thiry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Also, this story yesterday from the Associated Press (AP)
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> https://apnews.com/article/whites-only-property-covenants-race-ethnicity-56d67ad0dff72e8b71de768a24c90274
>
> <https://apnews.com/article/whites-only-property-covenants-race-ethnicity-56d67ad0dff72e8b71de768a24c90274>
> State lawmakers work to strip old 'whites only' covenants
> <https://apnews.com/article/whites-only-property-covenants-race-ethnicity-56d67ad0dff72e8b71de768a24c90274>
> HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Fred Ware and his son were researching the history
> of the home he's owned in the Hartford suburbs since 1950 when they
> discovered something far uglier than they expected. Tucked in a list of
> rules on the home's original deed from the developer was a provision that
> said: “No persons of any race other than the white race shall use or occupy
> any building or any lot ...
> apnews.com
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> *Subject:* [External] Residential security maps - Redlining, redline,
> housing discrimination episode of John Oliver Last Week Tonight
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> Watch for an uptick in requests for your redline maps. John Oliver did an
> episode on housing discrimination.
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> https://youtu.be/_-0J49_9lwc
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> Housing Discrimination: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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> John Oliver breaks down the long history of housing discrimination in the
> U.S., the damage it’s done, and, crucially, what we can do about it.
> Connect with L...
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