WEEKLY ADDRESS: Making Our Communities Stronger through Fair Housing

(Before It's News)

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, the President discussed a new rule announced by his Administration earlier this week to make it easier for communities to implement the Fair Housing Act.  For nearly 50 years the Fair Housing Act has prohibited landlords from turning away tenants because of race, religion, sex, national origin, or disability, and has made a big difference in this country.  This week the Administration announced new steps to provide communities with the tools they need to ensure that housing is fair, and that no American’s destiny is determined by a zipcode.

The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov at 6:00 a.m. ET, July 11, 2015.

• Statement by the President on the 20th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide
• Remarks by the President at Signing of Monument Designation
• Presidential Proclamation — Establishment of the Waco Mammoth National Monument
• Presidential Proclamation — Establishment of the Basin and Range National Monument
• Presidential Proclamation — Establishment of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
• Remarks by the First Lady and the President at the Kids” State Dinner
• Presidential Memorandum — Designation of the Republic of Tunisia as a Major Non-NATO Ally
• FACT SHEET: President Obama Designates New National Monuments
• FACT SHEET: Investing in Manufacturing to Create High-Paying Jobs and Strengthen the Middle Class
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 7/9/2015