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"I am the dream and the hope of the slave." "And Still I Rise," Dr. Maya Angelou
“AI must benefit all of humanity, not just big tech companies and investors preying on people for profit,” said Nikitra Bailey, NFHA Executive Vice President.
🚨NFHA strongly opposes the White House executive order targeting state-level AI protections—an action that would worsen fair and affordable housing crisis at a critical time when voters are demanding affordability.
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3L542Yt
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3L542Yt
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“AI must benefit all of humanity, not just big tech companies and investors preying on people for profit,” said Nikitra Bailey, NFHA Executive Vice President.
📢Former Sec. of State @hillaryclinton.bsky.social is calling for people to submit comments today (12/15) to the CFPB so that women can fairly access mortgages, small business loans, and credit cards.
Please file comments here: bit.ly/4pwy1aD
#DefendCivilRights
Please file comments here: bit.ly/4pwy1aD
#DefendCivilRights
It wasn't long ago that women were forced to have a male co-signer to get a credit card or a home loan.
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
Now, the Trump administration wants to end protections against such discrimination.
Take 45 seconds today to say "No way." nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org/ecoaregb/ind...
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the CFPB would eviscerate longstanding fair lending and consumer protections in three dangerous ways:
nationalfairhousingalliance.salsalabs.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
📢Former Sec. of State @hillaryclinton.bsky.social is calling for people to submit comments today (12/15) to the CFPB so that women can fairly access mortgages, small business loans, and credit cards.
Please file comments here: bit.ly/4pwy1aD
#DefendCivilRights
Please file comments here: bit.ly/4pwy1aD
#DefendCivilRights
📢 @warren.senate.gov is sounding the⏰on the Trump Administration's proposal that would gut the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Tell the CFPB Director and architect of #Project2025, NO! Women want fair access to mortgages, credit cards, and small business loans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgi...
Sen Elizabeth Warren joins NFHA in the fight against the Trump Admin's attack on fair lending
YouTube video by National Fair Housing Alliance
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December 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
📢 @warren.senate.gov is sounding the⏰on the Trump Administration's proposal that would gut the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Tell the CFPB Director and architect of #Project2025, NO! Women want fair access to mortgages, credit cards, and small business loans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgi...
Instead of solving the fair and affordable housing crisis,
@hudgov.bsky.social is attacking basic civil rights. Voters demanded solutions like the ones in the city of Boston that are increasing the supply of affordable housing and access to the American Dream.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@hudgov.bsky.social is attacking basic civil rights. Voters demanded solutions like the ones in the city of Boston that are increasing the supply of affordable housing and access to the American Dream.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
HUD investigating Boston for alleged housing discrimination
The move marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s overhaul of fair housing enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Instead of solving the fair and affordable housing crisis,
@hudgov.bsky.social is attacking basic civil rights. Voters demanded solutions like the ones in the city of Boston that are increasing the supply of affordable housing and access to the American Dream.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@hudgov.bsky.social is attacking basic civil rights. Voters demanded solutions like the ones in the city of Boston that are increasing the supply of affordable housing and access to the American Dream.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
🚨 Listen to @warren.senate.gov explain what you can do to protect fair lending opportunities for women and their families. Make your voice heard today. Tell the Trump Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to keep its hands off our bank accounts. File your comment by 12/15.
Join NFHA & @warren.senate.gov in sounding the alarm on the Trump Admin's plan to gut the law that gave women access to credit without the need of a male co-signer. This Admin is trying to set us back generations. We only have until 12/15 to act. Make your voice heard: bit.ly/4pwy1aD.
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
🚨 Listen to @warren.senate.gov explain what you can do to protect fair lending opportunities for women and their families. Make your voice heard today. Tell the Trump Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to keep its hands off our bank accounts. File your comment by 12/15.
🚨The Trump administration is trying to remove the ability of women to have equal access to loans to buy a home or get a credit card. Submit a comment to tell them to keep their hands off of our bank accounts and fair and affordable housing opportunities.
bit.ly/4pwy1aD
bit.ly/4pwy1aD
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨The Trump administration is trying to remove the ability of women to have equal access to loans to buy a home or get a credit card. Submit a comment to tell them to keep their hands off of our bank accounts and fair and affordable housing opportunities.
bit.ly/4pwy1aD
bit.ly/4pwy1aD
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Today, our EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social, spoke at the National Housing Affordability Crisis Summit, hosted by Rep. Jimmy Gomez. Alongside other housing advocates, Nikitra participated in the panel, “Prioritizing Renters in Federal Policy.”
Hear her remarks & watch the full summit: bit.ly/3I4MFFD
Hear her remarks & watch the full summit: bit.ly/3I4MFFD
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Today, our EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social, spoke at the National Housing Affordability Crisis Summit, hosted by Rep. Jimmy Gomez. Alongside other housing advocates, Nikitra participated in the panel, “Prioritizing Renters in Federal Policy.”
Hear her remarks & watch the full summit: bit.ly/3I4MFFD
Hear her remarks & watch the full summit: bit.ly/3I4MFFD
The Trump Administration removed a key civil rights protection that reins in housing discrimination. This will allow neighborhoods of color to be consumed by toxic waste and bypassed for federal disaster relief. Housing costs will also go up for everyone.
nationalfairhousing.org/national-fai...
nationalfairhousing.org/national-fai...
National Fair Housing Alliance Forcefully Condemns the Trump Administration’s Unjust Rollback of Key Civil Rights Protection - NFHA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Forcefully Condemns the Trump Administration’s Unjust Rollback of Key Civil Rights Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fair Housing Allian...
nationalfairhousing.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Trump Administration removed a key civil rights protection that reins in housing discrimination. This will allow neighborhoods of color to be consumed by toxic waste and bypassed for federal disaster relief. Housing costs will also go up for everyone.
nationalfairhousing.org/national-fai...
nationalfairhousing.org/national-fai...
Last week's testimony explained how the Trump Administration is driving up housing costs and removing rungs on the ladders of opportunity for police, teachers, nurses, and firefighters. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block.
#ICYMI NFHA EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social testified before the House Financial Services Committee, reminding Congress that #fairhousing strengthens communities and drives economic growth.
Watch her full testimony: youtu.be/nrqrcHY0GcQ
Watch her full testimony: youtu.be/nrqrcHY0GcQ
Nikitra Bailey’s Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
YouTube video by National Fair Housing Alliance
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December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Last week's testimony explained how the Trump Administration is driving up housing costs and removing rungs on the ladders of opportunity for police, teachers, nurses, and firefighters. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block.
A Government Accountability Office report warns of protech's potential fair lending risks and requires the Federal Housing Finance Agency to provide guidance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regarding their fair lending obligations.
www.housingwire.com/articles/gao...
www.housingwire.com/articles/gao...
GAO urges FHFA to clarify fair lending rules for AI
GAO urges FHFA to issue guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on fair lending compliance for property technology and AI used in homebuying.
www.housingwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A Government Accountability Office report warns of protech's potential fair lending risks and requires the Federal Housing Finance Agency to provide guidance to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regarding their fair lending obligations.
www.housingwire.com/articles/gao...
www.housingwire.com/articles/gao...
Thank you for inviting the @natfairhouse.bsky.social to testify during yesterday's @ushousefsc.bsky.social hearing on the nation's fair and affordable housing crisis,
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social ky.social. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block and strengthen the economy.
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social ky.social. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block and strengthen the economy.
NFHA is urging Congress to strengthen oversight and advance comprehensive solutions—like Ranking Member Waters’ Housing Crisis Response Act—to meet housing needs in rural, urban & suburban communities.
Highlights from Nikitra’s testimony. youtu.be/2iqN4KGArPo
Highlights from Nikitra’s testimony. youtu.be/2iqN4KGArPo
Nikitra Bailey Testimony Highlights from U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing
YouTube video by National Fair Housing Alliance
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December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thank you for inviting the @natfairhouse.bsky.social to testify during yesterday's @ushousefsc.bsky.social hearing on the nation's fair and affordable housing crisis,
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social ky.social. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block and strengthen the economy.
@repmaxinewaters.bsky.social ky.social. Fair housing laws improve our communities block by block and strengthen the economy.
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#GivingTuesday: Be 1 of 100. Power enforcement that opens doors—and keeps them open. https://bit.ly/4rmKCi8
#GivingTuesday #FairHousingNow
#GivingTuesday #FairHousingNow
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#GivingTuesday: Be 1 of 100. Power enforcement that opens doors—and keeps them open. https://bit.ly/4rmKCi8
#GivingTuesday #FairHousingNow
#GivingTuesday #FairHousingNow
May "Mother Fletcher" rest in eternal peace.🕊️ 🙏🏾
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
May "Mother Fletcher" rest in eternal peace.🕊️ 🙏🏾
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People keep trying to solve the housing crisis without focusing on fair housing. They have yet to be successful. Enforcing fair housing laws is key to removing exclusionary zoning rules. Fair housing laws make it possible to increase affordable units.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
People keep trying to solve the housing crisis without focusing on fair housing. They have yet to be successful. Enforcing fair housing laws is key to removing exclusionary zoning rules. Fair housing laws make it possible to increase affordable units.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Fair and accurate appraisals are in everyone's best interest. Thanks to @pressley.house.gov for sponsoring the Appraisal Modernization Act in the House. She and @warnock.senate.gov are trying to stop biased appraisals from denying equal access to the American Dream.
thegrio.com/2025/11/21/r...
thegrio.com/2025/11/21/r...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley unveils new bill aimed to combat bias in home valuations
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has filed a new bill aimed to combat systemic racism and prejudices in home appraisals.
thegrio.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Fair and accurate appraisals are in everyone's best interest. Thanks to @pressley.house.gov for sponsoring the Appraisal Modernization Act in the House. She and @warnock.senate.gov are trying to stop biased appraisals from denying equal access to the American Dream.
thegrio.com/2025/11/21/r...
thegrio.com/2025/11/21/r...
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Nikitra will join a panel of experts to discuss how mission-driven housing & community organizations have upheld & advanced their work through the uncertainty of the past year—and how they will continue moving forward.
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Nikitra will join a panel of experts to discuss how mission-driven housing & community organizations have upheld & advanced their work through the uncertainty of the past year—and how they will continue moving forward.
The Trump administration's new CFPB proposal would weaken hard-fought fair lending protections for women and limit affordable credit opportunities for underserved communities—namely communities of color and rural residents, especially in the South.
nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-denounc...
nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-denounc...
NFHA Denounces Proposed CFPB Rule Change Eliminating Fair Access to Lending for Women, Underserved Communities - NFHA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NFHA Denounces Proposed CFPB Rule Change Eliminating Fair Access to Lending for Women, Underserved Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) vehe...
nationalfairhousing.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Trump administration's new CFPB proposal would weaken hard-fought fair lending protections for women and limit affordable credit opportunities for underserved communities—namely communities of color and rural residents, especially in the South.
nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-denounc...
nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-denounc...
Imagine eliminating policies and practices that helped first-generation, first-time homebuyers access the American Dream and then telling them to buy a 50-year mortgage. Voters demanded solutions to make housing fairer and more affordable, not riskier.
abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...
Trump proposes 50-year mortgage plan as housing costs soar
President Donald Trump has suggested creating a new 50-year mortgage plan, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Imagine eliminating policies and practices that helped first-generation, first-time homebuyers access the American Dream and then telling them to buy a 50-year mortgage. Voters demanded solutions to make housing fairer and more affordable, not riskier.
abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...
The median age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40. Congress could pass the Downpayment Toward Equity Act to help consumers overcome the primary barrier of a lack of a downpayment. And the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act would increase housing supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/r...
First-Time Home Buyers Are Older Than Ever
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The median age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40. Congress could pass the Downpayment Toward Equity Act to help consumers overcome the primary barrier of a lack of a downpayment. And the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act would increase housing supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/r...
I don’t boo. I VOTE! Municipal and county elections greatly impact the quality of our daily lives. Hope you will cast your ballot today, if you didn’t during the early voting period.
Lives, blood, sweat, and tears were sacrificed for us to have the ability to vote. #Grateful
Lives, blood, sweat, and tears were sacrificed for us to have the ability to vote. #Grateful
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I don’t boo. I VOTE! Municipal and county elections greatly impact the quality of our daily lives. Hope you will cast your ballot today, if you didn’t during the early voting period.
Lives, blood, sweat, and tears were sacrificed for us to have the ability to vote. #Grateful
Lives, blood, sweat, and tears were sacrificed for us to have the ability to vote. #Grateful
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NFHA EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social will speak at tomorrow’s CBCF’s #PolicyforthePeople Economic Advancement Summit! Her Session will explore equity-driven federal policies designed to strengthen #fairhousing protections & more.
Join the convo, register ➡️ bit.ly/4olGnkM
Join the convo, register ➡️ bit.ly/4olGnkM
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NFHA EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social will speak at tomorrow’s CBCF’s #PolicyforthePeople Economic Advancement Summit! Her Session will explore equity-driven federal policies designed to strengthen #fairhousing protections & more.
Join the convo, register ➡️ bit.ly/4olGnkM
Join the convo, register ➡️ bit.ly/4olGnkM
Despite diversity, equity, and inclusion being a strength, interestingly predominately White universities built on the backs of enslaved Black people are showing declines in Black student admissions. "Power concedes nothing without a demand."-Douglass
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Despite diversity, equity, and inclusion being a strength, interestingly predominately White universities built on the backs of enslaved Black people are showing declines in Black student admissions. "Power concedes nothing without a demand."-Douglass
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Brava! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Misty Copeland Will Take Her Final Bow
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October 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Brava! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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🔊TODAY: NFHA EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social will speak at #NCCULawTech2025 summit session, ‘Algorithmic Justice: Protecting Civil Rights in the AI Era.’ This convo examines how #AI & algorithmic bias can exacerbate discrimination in housing & other areas + how emerging tech can uphold equity.
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🔊TODAY: NFHA EVP @nikitrabailey.bsky.social will speak at #NCCULawTech2025 summit session, ‘Algorithmic Justice: Protecting Civil Rights in the AI Era.’ This convo examines how #AI & algorithmic bias can exacerbate discrimination in housing & other areas + how emerging tech can uphold equity.
The NC NAACP condemns @ncgovernor.bsky.social for signing a crime bill that he criticized: "It simply does not do enough to keep you safe."
ncnaacp.org/2025/10/03/n...
ncnaacp.org/2025/10/03/n...
NAACP North Carolina condemns Governor Josh Stein for signing regressive crime bill HB307 – NC NAACP
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October 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The NC NAACP condemns @ncgovernor.bsky.social for signing a crime bill that he criticized: "It simply does not do enough to keep you safe."
ncnaacp.org/2025/10/03/n...
ncnaacp.org/2025/10/03/n...