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Fulfilling the promises of the Fair Housing Act

April 29, 2022 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: age, disability, Disability Rights, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing donate, fair housing month, familial status, give, marital status, membership, national origin, race, religion, results, sex, Sexual Harassment, sexual orientation

A note from our Associate Director, 4/29/2022 You may know that April is National Fair Housing Month, when advocates across the country celebrate the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. We’re reminded each April of the hard work and sacrifices made before us that allow us to continue the fight toward ending […]


REALTORS Show Support for Fair Housing Goals

April 12, 2021 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan, fair housing month, Real Estate, Realtor, Realtors

This month the nation celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. This landmark civil rights legislation was the result of years of individual and collective struggle against discrimination in sales, rental, financing and other housing-related transactions. The Act now protects the buyer or renter of a dwelling from discrimination based on race, color, […]


The past, present, and future of fair housing

April 22, 2015 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: fair housing month, history, Seven Days

April is Fair Housing Month. We encourage you to take a few minutes and learn more about the past, present, and future of fair housing. The first is a visually stunning eight-minute historical film on the seven days in April 1968 that changed America forever, “Seven Days.” The second is the Power Point presentation given by Jason Reece from the […]


April 11th- An Important Day in our Nation’s History

April 11, 2012 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: civil rights, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, fair housing month, HUD, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Is your life different because of this legislation? #fhcmichigan


Historical Moment Video: The Signing of the Fair Housing Act, April 11, 1968

April 12, 2011 | Categories: Media | Tags: Fair Housing Act, fair housing month, President Johnson, video

April 11, 1968: LBJ signs federal Fair Housing Act


Young Adult Fiction for Fair Housing Month

April 5, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, Media | Tags: books, fair housing, fair housing month, youth

April is Fair Housing Month! The FHC-SE suggests these book titles for young readers.


Children’s Books for Fair Housing Month

April 4, 2011 | Categories: About FHC, Media | Tags: books, Children, fair housing, fair housing month, youth

April is Fair Housing Month. The Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan has compiled a of fair housing related books for children.


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