Housing

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report June 19, 2026
19 Jun 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss the increase in racist mob violence against Black and brown immigrants in Britain. First, we have a discussion of housing policy in New York, and why low and…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Rent Regulation and the Housing Crisis for Black New Yorkers
19 Jun 2026
Many apartments in New York City are protected by rent regulations which determine how much rent can be charged and how much increases, if any, can be.
Maxwell Evans
South Side Neighbors Want Housing Protections Before City OKs ‘Luxury’ Hotel Near Obama Center
07 May 2025
Community residents say that Chicago's City Council should pass a slate of housing protections centered on low-income renters instead of advancing plans for a hotel near the Obama Center site.
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis’s Book, “Abolish Rent”
15 Jan 2025
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured authors are Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis. Their book is Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black People and the Housing Affordability Crisis
18 Oct 2024
Leah Goodridge is a tenants’ rights attorney, a writer, and a member of New York City’s City Planning Commission. She joins us to discuss New York City Mayor Eric Adams' recently passed housing…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: George Lipsitz’s Book, “The Danger Zone is Everywhere”
09 Oct 2024
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is George Lipsitz. Lipsitz is Research Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and…
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio September 20, 2024
20 Sep 2024
In this week’s segment, we learn about Aurora, Colorado, where a landlord used right-wing media to create a story of a non-existent gang crisis just as he was ordered to court to address violations…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing
11 Sep 2024
TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing is a beautifully written book about poor and homeless people choosing to live and refusing to die.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
New York Rent Protections Under Attack by Landlords and the Supreme Court
03 May 2024
Leah Goodridge joins us from New York to discuss the latest effort by landlords to do away with New York City's rent protections.
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Harlem Rezoning and Housing
03 Jun 2022
Leah Goodridge is a member of New York City Planning Commission. She opposed the One45 project, which was to have been located on West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue. The project was opposed by the…