The US Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit that accuses an Alabama housing authority of directing residents to different low-income communities based on race.
A federal judge this week approved the consent decree resolving discrimination claims against the Ashland Housing Authority and the private landlords and agents of two of its low-income communities.
The defendants disputed the discrimination allegations but agreed to make changes to resolve the case, according to the consent decree.
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In 2020, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing the defendants of directing black applicants away from four majority white communities in predominantly white neighborhoods and instead directing them to two predominantly black communities in predominantly black neighborhoods. The lawsuit said black residents made up 30% of all Housing Authority tenants, but made up 65% and 73% of residents in two communities.
The US Department of Justice announced that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit accusing an Alabama housing authority of driving residents into low-income neighborhoods based on race.
“Racial targeting is a patently illegal practice that destabilizes communities, fuels racial tensions and perpetuates modern-day racial segregation in communities across the country,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement. press.
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Ashland is about 55 miles southeast of Birmingham.
