President Biden Confronts Discrimination in U.S. Housing Policies-Will It Make a Difference? President Biden Confronts Discrimination in U.S. Housing Policies-Will It Make a Difference? Joe Biden issued orders to advance racial equity and asked the federal housing authority to rectify any policies that are injurious to communities of color. Clare Trapasso, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Joe Biden is attacking racial discrimination in housing from the nation's highest office. In his first days as commander in chief, Biden issued orders to advance racial equity and directed the federal housing authority to rectify any policies that are injurious to communities of color. The president also acknowledged that federal, state, and local governments were directly involved in creating racist housing policies that let Black Americans fall behind in homeownership—a situation he is trying to rectify with these orders.