Updates from Prentiss Dantzler

Prentiss Dantzler is committed to advancing housing justice through scholarship and advocacy. Here are some highlights of his work from May 2026.

Bipartisan Housing Bill

The Scholars Strategy Network featured Prentiss Dantzler as a housing policy expert on the bipartisan housing bill, drawing on his research on neighborhood change, housing affordability, community development, and the impacts of housing policy on underserved communities.

“Build Canada Homes” Will Fail Without Confronting Anti-Black Racism

In a new essay, Prentiss Dantzler argues that Canada’s housing strategy must address anti-Black racism alongside housing supply, warning that building more homes alone will not solve inequities in housing access, displacement, and affordability.

Who Deserves the City? Community Power & the Politics of Belonging

As a Visiting Scholar in the School of Urban Studies and Resident Fellow in the Office of Community Partnerships at the University of Washington Tacoma, Prentiss Dantzler delivered a guest lecture entitled, “Who Deserves the City? Community Power & the Politics of Belonging.”

Grange Precinct Engagement Report

The Housing Justice Lab, alongside community partners Nbisiing Consulting, University Settlement, the City of Toronto’s Social Development Division, and CreateTO, and led by Untitled Planning, featured the Grange Precinct Redevelopment Strategy, a community-driven plan advancing housing justice, anti-displacement, and equitable development in downtown Toronto.

Building Intensification and Neighbourhood Change in Transit-Oriented Development Zones

The Housing Justice Lab, in collaboration with the Canadian Urban Institute, released new research on transit-oriented development and main street intensification, exploring how housing growth can be aligned with equity goals, transit access, and community well-being.