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Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “Our civil rights laws were not created by accident. They were responses to real discrimination experienced by real people.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “I never imagined that after dedicating my life to public service and fair housing, I would one day feel pushed out of the very work I fought so hard to do.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “Housing is safety and stability. When it fails, everything else becomes harder to hold together.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “That was the day I realized I could no longer serve the public effectively from inside HUD and had to leave.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “The beloved community is made up of all of us, and thus we must find ways to function together despite our differences.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “I wanted to let you know how things are going at HUD. Things are bad. It is awful. It is worse than you could even imagine. “ Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “Work this year upended my life. It upended the life of my colleagues.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “Discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and marital status is no longer protected.” Read More
Chris Robledo 6/9/26 Chris Robledo 6/9/26 “I don't work for the President. I work for Americans, and not for Americans as we are, but for the dream of what we could be.” Read More
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Alissa Tafti 4/12/26 Alissa Tafti 4/12/26 “It just takes people speaking up and doing the right thing.” It All Begins Here Read More
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Alissa Tafti 4/12/26 Alissa Tafti 4/12/26 “It is difficult to abide the dismantlement of civil rights protections in the Fair Housing Act that I see occurring.” Read More
