Break the Bias

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition hosted a forum with the Director of Federal Housing Finance
Agency Sandra Thompson, Sarah Saadian - NLIHC SVP for Public Policy and Field
Organizing and the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. department of treasury and Moises Loza - NLIHC board of directors, former executive director of the Housing Assistance Council on March 22nd, 2023 and discussed the administration's landmark Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights; how advocates can participate going forward in shaping federal renter protections; and lessons learned and major successes from the implementation of Emergency Rental Assistance and other pandemic resources. I’m extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to attend the forum with the National Homes Guarantee Coalition and other Tenant Representatives and to have stood beside other tenant led organizations across the nation, it is a huge inspiration to me to witness the unity of the tenants in the room and gives me a lot of confidence and reminds me of why we unite in the face of adversity. Wednesday was a clear show of tenant power and how if we come together and unite our voices will be heard!

Meet Hakeem Sekou Jeffries born August 4, 1970. Hakeem Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has been House Minority Leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023. Jeffries is in his sixth House term, having represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in southern and eastern Brooklyn, since 2013 and has made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.