Presidential Memorandum 2021-02074 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Redressing Our Nation's and the Federal Government's History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies
Signed: 2021-01-26 Published: 2021-01-29 Federal Register document: 2021-02074
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2021-02074 says
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021) [Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 7487-7489] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2021-02074] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 18 / Friday, January 29, 2021 / Presidential Documents [[Page 7487]] Memorandum of January 26, 2021 Redressing Our Nation's and the Federal Government's History of Discriminatory Housing Practices and Policies Memorandum for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Background and Policy. Diverse and inclusive communities strengthen our democracy. But our Nation's history has been one of great struggle toward this ideal. During the 20th century, Federal, State, and local governments systematically implemented racially discriminatory housing policies that contributed to segregated neighborhoods and inhibited equal opportunity and the chance to build wealth for Black, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Native American families, and other underserved communities. Ongoing legacies of residential segregation and discrimination remain ever-present in our society. These include a...
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