Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Black People and the Housing Affordability Crisis
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
18 Oct 2024
🖨️ Print Article

Black Agenda Radio · Black People and the Housing Affordability Crisis

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 proposal and presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ housing proposals. Would they be effective? Are they what is needed for Black people? Leah Goodridge joins us from New York City.

affordable housing
housing
New York City

Related Podcasts

BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report June 19, 2026
19 June 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss the increase in racist mob violence against Black and brown immigrants in Britain.
Rent rally
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Rent Regulation and the Housing Crisis for Black New Yorkers
19 June 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
BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio February 6, 2026
06 February 2026
In this week’s segment, we analyze the first month of Zohran Mamdani’s administration as mayor of New York City.

More Stories


  • Jailhouse Lawyers Speak calls for National Shut ‘Em Down Demonstrations
    Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
    Jailhouse Lawyers Speak calls for National Shut ‘Em Down Demonstrations
    25 Aug 2021
    Jailhouse Lawyers Speak call for Shut 'Em Down prison abolition actions in 2022.
  • Corruption, Pollution and Economic Crisis: The Cautionary Tale of T&T's Oil Industry
    Alexander Ramdass, Lisa Premchand, Gary Aboud
    Corruption, Pollution and Economic Crisis: The Cautionary Tale of T&T's Oil Industry
    25 Aug 2021
    Oil Reserves Don't Benefit the People of Trinidad and Tobago
  • The U.S. Empire’s Achilles Heel: Its Barbaric Racism
    Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
    The U.S. Empire’s Achilles Heel: Its Barbaric Racism
    18 Aug 2021
    More than nine years ago the late BAR publisher Glen Ford captured the essential character of the U.S.
  • Operation Tradewinds:  Collective Militarized White Supremacy and Black Neocolonialism in the Caribbean
    Gerald A. Perreira
    Operation Tradewinds: Collective Militarized White Supremacy and Black Neocolonialism in the Caribbean
    18 Aug 2021
    The People of the Caribbean and Latin America Must Say No to U.S. militarism and Subversion.
  • Afghanistan
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    Afghanistan
    18 Aug 2021
    Afghanistan has been at the mercy of U.S. interventions for more than 40 years.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us