The Urban League of Philadelphia Luncheon Calls Out Housing Disparities
PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 11, 2023) - At their Whitney M. Young, Jr. Empowerment Luncheon, the Urban League of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) applauded community leaders while also calling for further action.
Chad Lassiter, the executive director of Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, was the Urban League’s keynote speaker at the event, which took place on Friday, Dec. 8th. During his remarks, he emphasized persistent housing disparities faced by Black Americans despite the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Lassiter stressed that discriminatory practices persist, leading to homelessness and reduced homeownership among Black communities, echoing the ongoing need to address housing inequality.