Father. Husband. AU Professor. Urban policy scholar & advocate. Occasional hooper & scotch drinker. đđĽ
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So excited for the release of my new @ucpress book! It will change the way you think about the linkages among Black community destruction, aggressive policing, & unrest. @UAAnews @ComUrbASA @essnet @UrbanHistoryA @The_ACSP @SACRPH @APPAM_DC @MPC_AU @AU_SPA
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SPA's @DerekHyra doesn't just teach DC policy and politicsâhe takes students into the neighborhoods shaping the conversation. From community leaders to the streets where policy plays out, this is hands-on learning with real-world impact. Learn more: american.edu/spa/metro-policâŚ
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SPAâs @DerekHyra tells @washingtonpost how the DC mayoral candidatesâ affordable-housing policies face the reality of tighter budgets. âWhen you speak about them now,â he said, âyouâve got to think about, where is the money going to come from?â Read: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/âŚ
DC's mayoral candidates have made #affordable #housing a central priority in their campaign platforms. See what the top candidates hope to achieve and some of the challenges they face. wapo.st/4mtgMGQ
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New research from the School of Public Affairs at American University: stronger rent control is linked to lower mobility, mixed rent effects, and no consistent change in new construction.
Read: american.edu/spa/news/rent-câŚ
Come by next week to hear an outstanding scholar talk about #gentrification and #anti-#displacement strategies in the #DMV.
Join us next week! MPCâs first Urban Speaker Series event of the semester will feature Dr. Willow Lung-Amam discussing her latest book, The Right to Suburbia: Combating Gentrification on the Urban Edge.
Register at american-spa.swoogo.com/righâŚ
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Really proud to see our research report on "Mortgage Deserts" -- places where cash buyers dominate and mortgages have become scarce -- featured in this @TheAtlantic piece. Read more below đđď¸
âMortgage desertsâ formed in disinvested neighborhoods, as well as in vacation towns.
In Baltimore, half of #homes were purchased without a #mortgage in 2022 and 2023, a report by Sharon Cornelissen, the director of housing CFA, found.
Full Article Here: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0âŚ
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During his historic performance at the Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny shouts out all the countries in America.
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MPC's first Urban Speaker Series event of the semester will feature Dr. Willow Lung-Amam, who will discuss her latest book, The Right to Suburbia: Combating Gentrification on the Urban Edge.
Register at american-spa.swoogo.com/righâŚ
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NEW JRE #ARTICLE: From delay to dispossession: Eviction as slow violence in Torontoâs bureaucratic housing system tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.âŚ
Thx #Rory #Kramer for your thoughtful review of my latest @ucpress book. Check it out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.âŚ
Tonight!
Dec 17: Join us at the @PrincetonSPIA DC Center for a conversation with Professor Sanyu A. Mojola and Pulitzer Prizeâwinner @Eugene_Robinson on Death by Design, Mojolaâs new book on racial health inequality in Washington, D.C.
Register here: mailchi.mp/princeton.edu/invâŚ
Thank you @vlad_rizov for your thoughtful book review of Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur. Appreciate your critical engagement with this work! thesociologicalreview.org/reâŚ
An important tool but not the only one.
Rent control is the only thing that protects tenants against predatory landlords.
Rent control works! rwcpulse.com/housing/2025/10âŚ
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đď¸ New issue out now! Catch up on top stories in politics, Local news, & more.
Pick up your copy or read online at Washingtoninformer.com. Stay informed, stay empowered.
#beinformed #Trump #BlackPress #DC #DMV #WashingtonDC #Immigration #PoliticalNews
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Taking away the TOPA rights of tenants in buildings with 2-4 units without time for public discussion and consideration of all the potential implications - as evidenced by this report from @Meagan_Flynn - is a huge injustice to the community.
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/âŚ
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âThey were in my community around my neighbors, they were masked, and they felt like occupiers of our streets. I donât believe they are keeping us safe ... I have a role to play in protecting my community.â
51st.news/dc-residents-fightâŚ
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On way 1st day teaching journalism course on covering immigration, met by ICE in Mt.Pleasant at Lamont - agents appear to take father driving young daughter, likely to school. Agents shoving bystanders, daughter sobs itâs her fault-sheâd seen car parked for 2hrs. Trumpâs America
MPC Director Derek Hyra is kicking off Fall term with a panel discussion tomorrow (8/26) about the effects of historic housing inequalities on communities of color. This event hosted by @UPOinDC at the Watha T. Daniel Neighborhood Library in DC. RSVP at bit.ly/3V4I60U
