The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) will co-convene a special event to examine the impetus for and unfinished work of the Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner Commission Report) to mark the 55th anniversary of the report’s release.
About the Kerner Commission
The Kerner Commission, convened by President Johnson in 1967 in response to racial justice protests, issued its seminal report in February 1968. It noted, “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal.” Many of the circumstances that prompted President Johnson to constitute the Commission still plague us today‒unfair and discriminatory law enforcement policies and practices, predatory lending and redlining, housing discrimination, environmental injustice, a flawed justice system, unjust employment practices, voter suppression, appraisal bias, and other injustices stemming from systemic racism.
Associate Professor Of History And African American Studies And Author Of "America On Fire" And “From The War On Poverty To The War On Crime: The Making Of Mass Incarceration In America.”
A Senior Fellow Emeritus And Author Of “The Color Of Law “ And “Just Action: How To Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law.”
Janelle Brevard NFHA Journalism School Dean And Henry Luce Professor Of Journalism And Author Of "The Essential Kerner Commission Report" And “The Substance Of Hope: Barack Obama And The Paradox Of Progress.”
Lisa Rice National Fair Housing Alliance President And CEO
Rachel Van Arsdale NFHA Henry Cohen Professor Of Economics And Urban Policy
