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Secretaries of USDA, HUD, VA, Treasury, and FHFA Acting Director Release Joint Statement on Agency Actions to Prevent Evictions

The White House has galvanized government agencies to extend foreclosure assistance to homeowners through September 2021.  A statement on the extension was released on July 31, the date the evictions moratorium will expire.  It mentioned the continue ERA that is available to support renters t   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) eviction moratorium is in place until July 31st, but the Supreme Court’s ruling made clear that CDC cannot extend the moratorium past its current expiration date. In light of that decision, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking steps to protect renters at risk of eviction. Today, at the President’s request, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have extended their foreclosure-related eviction moratoria until September 30, 2021.    The President further asked our agenci...

Damien Sneed Embarks on a 36-City 2019 North American Tour, ‘We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’

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(New York, NY  – Multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed embarks on a 36-city North American tour, “ We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ” The Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient will bring his brand of classical, jazz, and gospel music to concert halls and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off at the Empire Center on Friday, January 11, 2019, at The Egg in Albany, NY, and will conclude on March 3 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA. This year marks the 35 th Anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was signed into law and made a federal holiday in 1983. The “We Shall Overcome” tour will continue through Black History Month and the early part of Women’s History Month.   Sneed adds, “I look forward to honoring the life and legacy of the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in my upcoming tour as well as many other great ar...