The issues on availability of housing in Black and Brown communities continues to be significant. During our first season we first highlighted how COVID impacts Black home ownership. Then, we followed up with an episode on the banking systems complicates loss of housing. Now, Professor Audrey McFarland focused on gentrification, which is a significant issue … Resources on Surviving Gentrification
In our first year of the podcast, Pam Taylor talked with us about declining Black home ownership. Two years later, we are coming back to the issue from a different angle. The cohesiveness of many Black communities are being destroyed yet again! But this time, it’s through gentrification. Professor Audrey McFarland from the University of … Can Black Culture Survive Gentrification
There was so much to learn in our discussion with Tracy McCurty. Most importantly, in addition to the American Recovery Act provisions for Black Farmers, we also learned about the Pigford v. Glickman litigation. As always, we offer you some additional resources about Black farmers. History Pigford Farmers Class Action and Settlement To really understand … Resources About Black Farmers
On our last episode we learned about programs that teach children how to grow food. But, we look can also look at farming on the macro level. For decades Black farmers in the US have fought against racism at the United States Agricultural Department. In 1920 14% of farmers in this country were black and … Justice Ahead for Black Farmers?
Hans Hageman of Land to Learn was recently on the podcast. He talked about teaching children how to grow food. Due to the COVID-19 quarantine people really learned how important it is to know where our food comes from. Land to Learn was about to ramp up when the quarantine was imposed. Nonetheless, they found … Resources for School and Urban Farming
Land to Learn Teaches kids about the connection between growing food and wellness Being in quarantine during the pandemic taught us that we should not take our food supply for granted. During the quarantine basic food items were hard to find. As a result we should all be thinking about where our food comes from. … Connecting Children to Growing Food
This page provides resources for the Heirs Property Episode where we interviewed Dr. Sandra Thompson. We’ve gathered additional information on the topic for you. The independent investigative paper, Pro Publica has a series of stories on the problem of Heirs Property. We’ve attached a few for your enjoyment: They Family Bought Their Land one Generation … Resources for Heirs Property Episode
In a previous episode we explored how Black families are losing their homes, but they are also losing family held land. Although many Black people in America have family roots in the southern part of the country, we don’t know about heirs property issues. In this episode, Dr. Sandra Thompson is connecting heirs property and … Connecting Heirs Property and Black Land Loss
We are including some resources below on banks and community development to supplement the discussion in Episode 2 of our podcast. It continues the discussion on black home ownership. Bob Hunter noted that banks are primarily concerned with risks. Risk calculation itself could also be based on layered institutional racism. Desiree Hunter discussed some of … Banks and Community Development Resources
This week we look at how bank policies effect Black home ownership. In our last episode we discussed COVID’s impact on black home ownership and mortgage foreclosures. That discussion led us to take a deeper look institutional bank practices. In this episode, our guests talk about lending from the bank’s perspective. Community advocates however view … Bank Policies Effect Black Home Ownership COVID-19 Part 2