Commemorating Fair Housing Month

Each April, the nation recognizes Fair Housing Month to mark the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, the landmark federal law that bans housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and family status. Earlier this month, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan launched this year's commemoration of Fair Housing Month at an event featuring the new film "A Matter of Place," which documents three personal stories of housing discrimination in New York City.