The Black Lives Matter movement, along with homelessness advocates, have exposed how the criminal justice system fails to address homelessness and how it has disproportionately affected Black people because of decades of public divestment in housing, as well as systemic and structural racism in housing access, wealth accumulation, credit practices, educational opportunities, healthcare, and employment.
A racial justice response to homelessness
Year: 2021
Resource Type:
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Briefing/Factsheet/Summary
Themes:
#PoorNotGuilty
Human Rights
Use of Public Spaces
#PoorNotGuilty
Human Rights
Use of Public Spaces
Region:
North America
North America
Country(ies):
United States
United States
People Groups:
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
People experiencing Homelessness or live in informal settlements
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)
Approach:
Capacity Building
Law Reform
Capacity Building
Law Reform
Campaign Partner:
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
National Homelessness Law Center
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
National Homelessness Law Center