WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, involving a hybrid hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Devalued, Denied, and Disrespected: How Home Appraisal Bias and Discrimination are Hurting Homeowners and Communities of Color": * * * My name is Lisa Rice and I am the President and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance ("NFHA"). NFHA is the country's only national non-pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Al Lawson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: US. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) introduced the James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act that would honor the life and accomplishments of James Weldon Johnson by creating commemorative coins with his image. Johnson, a Jacksonville native, is the writer of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." He also made transformative contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, literatur  more