The Department of Justice has obtained a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf, Okla., and two of its former employees to resolve allegations they violated federal law when they denied housing to a Black mother and her young daughter because of their race. Under the settlement, the defendants must pay $75,000 in damages and take other actions to remedy their violations of the Fair Housing Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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