Washington sued for ‘racially conscious’ homeownership program

The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism ( FAIR ) submitted a complaint on Tuesday against the Washington State Housing Finance Commission .

The Covenant Homeownership Program offers certain first -time homebuyers a zero -interest rate loan for downpayment and closing cost assistance to address discrimination and reduce the racial disparity in homeownership.

Japanese and Chinese Americans are ineligible for the program despite the study identifying discrimination against both groups.

Even unconstitutional programs must be identified and challenged by someone with legal standing.

Thompson is optimistic that the continuous game of legal Whac-A-Mole can be ended in the next five years .

Ending race-based policies is "the moral result that will happen eventually," says Thompson .