The Michigan Civil Rights Commission next week will hold the first of several public hearings to hear directly from Michigan residents on their experience of discrimination in buying, renting, or obtaining financing to purchase a home.
The first public hearing will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 4-7 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. and Sr. High School, Detroit.
The hearing marks the launch of an extensive effort led by the commission and its operational arm, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, to take a comprehensive look at housing discrimination in Michigan, and to develop policy and regulatory recommendations to address it.
The Detroit hearing is the first of several public hearings and a Civil Rights Summit that the commission will hold around the state to hear firsthand about the discriminatory practices individuals have faced in attempting to obtain a home.
At least three in-person public hearings and one virtual hearing will be held from November 2023 to April of 2024, followed by a Civil Rights Summit on June 12, 2024 in Detroit.
Tentative dates and locations are:
Feb. 7: a virtual public hearing open to residents anywhere in Michigan
March 16: Flint/Saginaw/Bay City public hearing, exact location TBA
April 28: Grand Rapids, exact location TBA
June 12: Civil Rights Summit on Housing held at The Icon, 200 Walker Street, Detroit.
“The series of hearings on housing discrimination followed by a Civil Rights Summit in June mark a significant investment by the commission in revealing the scope and impact of housing discrimination on the communities we serve,” said John E. Johnson, executive director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. “We urge any resident of the state who has faced the specter of housing discrimination to come to a hearing and tell your story.”
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