Telling Our Stories: The Housing Chronicles

Send a textAlan Dones, a revered developer sits with us and tells a story that began fourteen years ago - and hasn't ended yet. His journey developing what is known as Thomas Berkeley Square, the principled and unwavering way he navigates obstacles, the grace with which he speaks truth to racist power, and the eager joy with which he looks at the future is a testament to the best parts of humanity. This is the second half of a two-part series.Support the show

Send a textAlan Dones, a revered developer sits with us and tells a story that began fourteen years ago - and hasn't ended yet. His journey developing what is known as Thomas Berkeley Square, the principled and unwavering way he navigates obstacles, the grace with which he speaks truth to racist power, and the eager joy with which he looks at the future is a testament to the best parts of humanity. This is Part I of a two-part series.Support the show

Send a textWe return with this final segment (recorded at the same time as Episodes 16 and 17) which wraps up our three-part interview on Berkeley’s first Affordable Housing Preference Policy. City of Berkeley’s Community Development Project Coordinator Anna Cash, former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law center, Jasmine Poyaoan and our very own Ayanna Davis former Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families discuss: What were some of the hardships during the organizing of this policy? What are some of the lessons we can pass on from those hardships? What are their hopes with how this Right to Stay, Right to Return takes root and becomes a tool for repairing harm.Connect with our guest(s):                                                                                                       Ayanna Davis - former Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families, Inc.  Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/e4bb Email:[email protected] Phone: (510) 285-6689 Anna Cash - Community Development Project Coordinator at City of Berkeley Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeley/apply-affordable-housing-preferences Email:[email protected] Phone: (510) 981-5304  Jaasmin Poyaoan - former Program Director of Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law Center and current Program Director of Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco)                                  Website: https://ebclc.org/ and https://lccrsf.org/ Email:[email protected] Phone: (209) 787-0093                Relevant Links: 1. Applying for Berkeley Housing Preference Certificates: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeley/apply-affordable-housing-preferences  2. Doorway: The New Regional Bay Area Affordable Housing Portal: https://housingbayarea.mtc.ca.gov/ 3. Finland’s Housing First https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2019/05/Taina-Finnish-Housing-First-Policy.pdf4. Emergent Strategy: Organizing for Social Change (Adrianne Marie Brown’s Book Summary) – Forte Labs https://fortelabs.com/blog/emergent-strategy-organizing-for-social-justice/                                                                Support the show

Send a textIn this Part II of our three-part interview, we continue our conversation with Anna Cash (Community Development Project Coordinator at City of Berkeley, Jassmin Poyaoan former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law center and current Program Director at Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco), and Ayanna Davis (Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families). We dive deeper into Berkley’s new Preference Policy. What is a policy? What might this new policy mean for those that were unfairly pushed out or are currently at risk of systematically being run out of Berkeley?Connect with our guest(s):Ayanna Davis  - Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families, Inc. Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/e4bbEmail: [email protected]: (510) 285-6689Anna Cash - Community  Development Project Coordinator at City of BerkeleyWebsite: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeley/apply-affordable-housing-preferencesEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 981-5304Jaasmin Poyaoan - former Program Director of  Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law Center and current Program Director of Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco)Website: https://ebclc.org/ and https://lccrsf.org/Email:  [email protected]: (209) 787-0093 Relevant Links:1. Affordable Housing Rental Listings on Alameda County Housing Portal (for Maudelle Shirek Building applications click “see rentals”):  https://housing.acgov.org2. Applying for Berkeley Housing Preference Certificates:https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeley/apply-affordable-housing-preferences3. What is a policy – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy4. From Prop 209 to Prop 16: Historical, Legal, and Activist Perspectives on Affirmative Action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRH7-g0Y1oI5. Opinion: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Why Berkeley Need TOPA Now: https://baysfuture.org/opinion-turning-crisis-into-opportunity-why-berkeley-needs-topa-now/6. Housing Protection, Preserving, and Producing – Metropolitan Transportation Commission:https://mtc.ca.gov/funding/investment-strategies-commitments/housing-solutions/housing-protection-preservation-productionSupport the show

Send a textIn this Part I of a three-part series we are joined by City of Berkeley’s Anna Cash City of Berkeley’s Community Development Project Coordinator, Jassmin Poyaoan former Program Director of the Community Economic Justice Clinic at  East Bay Community Law Center and current Program Director at Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco), and Ayanna Davis Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families as we discuss the housing conditions in the Bay Area which forced the community to organize towards what is now the City of Berkeley’s first Housing Preference Policy - which went into effect January 1, 2024.Connect with our guest(s):Ayanna Davis  - Deputy Executive Director at Healthy Black Families, Inc. Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/e4bbEmail: [email protected]: (510) 285-6689Anna Cash - Community  Development Project Coordinator at City of BerkeleyWebsite: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeley/apply-affordable-housing-preferencesEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 981-5304Jaasmin Poyaoan - former Program Director of  Community Economic Justice Clinic at East Bay Community Law Center and current Program Director of Economic Justice Program at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights (San Francisco)Website: https://ebclc.org/ and https://lccrsf.org/Email:  [email protected]: (209) 787-0093 Relevant Links:1. Roots, Race, and Place Report - Othering and Belonging: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/rootsraceplace2. Affordable Housing Policy: https://berkeleyspeaks.org/affordable-housing-preference-policy-hpp/3. Black Exodus From Berkeley:https://dailycal-projects.netlify.app/2022-01-21-exodus4. Is the Tech Boom Putting Pressure on Berkeley Rents? – Berkeleyside: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2014/07/03/is-the-tech-boom-putting-pressure-on-berkeley-rents5. The Mental Health Consequences of the Global Housing Crisis – National Institutes of Health:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9797748/#:~:text=These%20patients%20struggle%20with%20a,and%20depression%20for%20several%20reasonsSupport the show

Send a textIn this part III (and final) segment of our interview with Friends of Adeline, we speak with Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, and Chris Schildt about their perspective of the initiative known as Equity for Black Berkeley, its funding and thoughts on solidarity.Contact Guests:Phone (510) [email protected]  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foaberkeley/Website https://www.friendsofadeline.org/about/Relevant Links:Equity for Black Berkeley - Healthy Black Familieshttps://healthyblackfam.org/e4bbTulsa Massacre Survivor Speaks Out - Good Morning Americahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN0n03FsmXgSurvivors of Tulsa Massacre Are Appealing a Judges Decision to Dismiss Their Case for Reparations - CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/us/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-appeal-judge-dismissal-lawsuit/index.htmlHarriet Tubman Terraces Residents Face Horrendous Violations In Their Homes - Friends of Adeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWB1FrIZ1rEA Tale of Two Cities - Alta: https://www.altaonline.com/culture/a38403159/black-repertory-ishmael-reed/Support the show

Send a textIn this Part II of our three-part interview with key members of Friends of Adeline - a local South Berkeley organization, we continue our conversation with Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, Mari Mendonca, and Chris Schildt. How is the endeavor towards equity situated in the current American culture and its systems? Who do we organize - and how?Contact Guests:Phone (510) [email protected]  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foaberkeley/Website https://www.friendsofadeline.org/about/Relevant Links:Redlining: The History of Berkeley's Segregated Neighborhoods - California Housing Partnership: https://chpc.net/news/redlining-the-history-of-berkeleys-segregated-neighborhoods/Racism In Urban Planning - Forward Pinellas:https://forwardpinellas.org/transportation-disadvantaged/racism-in-urban-planning/Planning Citizens Commit to Change On Racial Inequities: Planet Citizen: https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/10/114955-planning-directors-commit-change-racial-inequities TOPA - Partnership for the Bay's Future: https://baysfuture.org/opinion-turning-crisis-into-opportunity-why-berkeley-needs-topa-now/California Fair Political Practices Commission (Ethics training of public officials):https://www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/public-officials-and-employees-rules-/ethics-training.htmlCharles Austin: 'President of Berkeley" Dies at 77 - Berkeleyside: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/06/26/charles-austin-president-south-berkeley-dies-77As the Word Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out - The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/organizer-burnout/Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care Tools for Our People -  The Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/breaking-isolation-self-care-and-community-care-tools-our-peopleSupport the show

Send a textIn this Part I of a three-part interview, we meet some key members of Friends of Adeline - Ms. Ritchie Smith, Willie Phillips, Mari Mendonca, and Chris Schildt. These four neighbors that call South Berkeley home tell us who they are and how they (along with other neighbors) came to be the mighty Friends of Adeline.Contact Guests:Phone (510) [email protected]  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAdeline/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/foaberkeley/Website https://www.friendsofadeline.org/about/ Relevant Links:Adeline Corridor Plan: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/adopted-plans/adeline-corridor-specific-planSecond Great Migration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Great_Migration_(African_American)Japanese American Life During Internment: https://www.nps.gov/articles/japanese-american-internment-archeology.htmTheodore ’Ted’ Ohashi – Cal Basketball Player, YMCA Coach: https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Theodore-Ted-Ohashi-Cal-basketball-player-2466955.phpSewage in Berkeley’s Creeks: https://www.bpfp.org/affiliate-groups/F5C/SewageInCreeks.htmLand Acknowledgement Recognizing Berkeley as the Ancestral, Unceded Home of the Ohlone People (City of Berkeley):https://berkeleyca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022-10-11%20Item%2019%20Land%20Acknowledgement%20Recognizing%20Berkeley.pdfSupport the show

Send a textIn this last of a three-part interview with Alan Dones, we discuss where the money comes from in development, how the stark contrast of who has access to it and who doesn’t undergirds the continuity of institutional racism, and how that then, in turn, has robbed Black people of building baseline financial security since the inception of this nation. Truth and Reconciliation Commission https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/36828Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/16/does-america-need-a-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-395332How Do Pension Funds Work?https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing-strategy/090916/how-do-pension-funds-work.aspFounders and Venture Capital: Racism Is Costing Us Billionshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2018/02/15/founders-and-venture-capital-racism-is-costing-us-billions/?sh=d73d4692e4aeRace Influences Professional Investors' Financial Judgementshttps://www.sec.gov/files/amac-background-race-influences.pdfHow Racial Discrimination in Homeowners Insurance Contributes to Systemic Racism and Redlininghttps://consumerfed.org/how-racial-discrimination-in-homeowners-insurance-contributes-to-systemic-racism-and-redlining/The Insurance Industry Confronts Its Own Racismhttps://www.investopedia.com/race-and-insurance-5075141Insurance Redlininghttps://www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com/2023/01/articles/insurance/insurance-redlining/Exclusionary Zoning: Its Effects On Racial Discrimination in the Housing Markethttps://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/06/17/exclusionary-zoning-its-effect-on-racial-discrimination-in-the-housing-market/Discredit Disrupt and Destroy: FBI Records Acquired by the Library Reveal Violent Surveillance of Black Leaders, Civil Rights Organizationshttps://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/news/fbiDeath of the Willie Lynch Speechhttps://www.lb7.uscourts.gov/documents/13-28441.pdfWest Oakland BART Station Project by Alan Doneshttps://mandelastation.com/about/alan-dones/Connect With Our Guest:Alan Dones  - Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)Website: https://sudallc.com/Email:  [email protected]:  (510) 482-7020Support the show

Send a textIn this is Part II of a three-part interview with Alan Dones, he breaks down what development is, how the intricacies of community engagement fit into large scale development, and what a healthy relationship between the two might look like.Deepening Knowledge:What Is a Planning Commission?https://www.planetizen.com/definition/planning-commissionsPlanning Commission 101https://www.calcities.org/docs/default-source/planning-commissioners-academy---session-materials/planning-commission-101-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-planning.pdf?sfvrsn=bd0a7716_3A Study of Area Planning Commissions in Californiahttps://sgf.senate.ca.gov/sites/sgf.senate.ca.gov/files/AreaPlanningCommissions.pdfRacism In Urban Planninghttps://forwardpinellas.org/transportation-disadvantaged/racism-in-urban-planning/Planning Directors Commit to Change on Racial Inequitieshttps://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/10/114955-planning-directors-commit-change-racial-inequitiesRepository of City Racial Equity Policies and  Decisionshttps://www.nlc.org/resource/repository-of-city-racial-equity-policies-and-decisions/SF Planning Commission's Community Engagement Practice Recommendationshttps://sfplanning.org/resource/engagement-recommendationsCity of Berkeley Planning Commissionhttps://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/boards-commissions/planning-commissionIntegrating Community Outreach into the Development Processhttps://www.novoco.com/periodicals/articles/integrating-community-outreach-development-processCity of East Palo Alto's Community Outreach Requirements Handouthttps://www.cityofepa.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community_amp_economic_development/page/2981/handouts-major_project.pdfWest Oakland BART Station Project by Alan https://mandelastation.com/about/alan-dones/Connect With Our Guest:Alan Dones  - Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)Website: https://sudallc.com/Email:  [email protected]:  (510) 482-7020Support the show

Send a textIn this Part I of a three-part interview, we meet Alan E Dones - a third generational local developer in the Bay Area. He shares with us the personal legacy that is his profession, how racism works in housing development to keep people oppressed, and what needs to be done to earnestly fix the current housing situation. Furthering Knowledge:The Challenge of Being a Black Developerhttps://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/04/112921-challenges-being-black-developerAccess to Capital Remains a Major Drawback for Black Developershttps://urbanland.uli.org/capital-markets/access-to-capital-remains-a-major-drawback-for-african-american-developers/‘Things remain very much business as usual within real estate’: a Black-run Manhattan Skyscraper Hits a Roadblockhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/23/buying-black-affirmation-tower-minority-real-estate-developmentNew Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds https://richmondpulse.org/2020/05/25/new-rule-could-deny-black-developers-access-to-4-billion-plus-in-state-housing-funds/Black Developers Call for Reckoning in Real Estate https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/01/black-developers-call-reckoning-real-estate/'Excuse After Excuse' Black and Latino Real Estate Developers Face Barriers to Successhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/realestate/real-estate-developers-black-latino.htmlAmerican Black Journal - The State of Black Real Estate Development in Detroithttps://www.onedetroitpbs.org/american-black-journal/the-state-of-black-real-estate-development-in-detroit/Black Developers Elevate Community Needs In Major Projectshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/business/diversity-developers-real-estate.htmlInvisible Businessman: Undermining Black Enterprise With Land Use Ruleshttps://www.illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2009/4/Clowney.pdfSelling Houses While Black  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/realestate/black-real-estate-agents-discrimination.htmlWest Oakland BART Station Project by Alan https://mandelastation.com/about/alan-dones/Connect With Our Guest:Alan Dones  - Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)Website: https://sudallc.com/Email:  [email protected]:  (510) 482-7020Support the show

Send a textIn this last second half of a two-part interview, Randolph Bell of Creative Development Partners (an organization hired by the City of Berkeley to facilitate communication between the city, a soon-to-be-chosen developer, local community organizations, and Bay Area Rapid Transit - BART) walks us through the different parts of development, the funding mechanisms and expectations, and how the local organizers’ ask for equity presents specific opportunities for all parties to think outside “business as usual” at the development BART is slated to begin at the Ashby Station.Referenced in Episode:What is Environmental Social and Governance Criteria?https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-criteria.asp#toc-environmental-social-and-governanceWhat are Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs)?https://www.policylink.org/resources-tools/tools/all-in-cities/good-jobs/community-benefits-agreementsWhat are financial phases of property development?https://pecunica.com/knowledge-point/what-are-the-phases-in-property-development-financing/What are traditional sources of capital in Real Estate?https://tsmfinancialmodels.com/blog/sources-of-capital-in-real-estateConnect With Our Guest:Randolph Belle  - Creative Development PartnersWebsite: www.creativedevt.comEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 333-9175Support the show

Send a textIn this Part One of a two -part interview, meet Randolph Belle of Creative Development Partners - an organization hired by the City of Berkeley to facilitate communication between the city, a soon to be chosen developer, local community organizations, and Bay Area Rapid Transit (known locally as BART). Who is Creative Development Partners? What is their role in Equitable Black Berkeley? What are some examples of different ways communities  have attempted to have a say in development? Do any of them compare to Equitable Black Berkeley? Referenced in Episode:Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs):https://www.policylink.org/resources-tools/tools/all-in-cities/good-jobs/community-benefits-agreementsHunters Point Shipyard: https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1oq0_yqF5fuxy3R3WfjCDiiALE4_Ml1kQ66siCqtLYE0&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650Oak to 8th / Brooklyn Basin:https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/brooklyn-basin-formerly-oak-to-ninth-mixed-use-developmentConnect With Our Guest:Randolph Belle  - Creative Development PartnersWebsite: www.creativedevt.comEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 333-9175Support the show

Send a textIn this last part of our three-part interview with Mayor - Jesse Arreguín, Council Member of District 3 - Ben Bartlett, and Chief of Staff (to the Mayor) - Jaqueline McCormick we continue our conversation on how, as administrators of the City of Berkeley, they took up the challenge of equity as it relates to the city's housing crisis by linking arms and brainstorming with local organizers to think outside the box to try and usher in new and equitable solutions to rooted wrongs in housing and development injustices. What plans are underway to finance an initiative like Equitable Black Berkeley? What needs to be in place to ensure EBB stays true to its longterm vision?  What does economic sustainability look like?  Does EBB advance the conversation on Reparations for Black Berkeley?City of Berkeley Webpages Relating to Housing:Affordable Housing: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeleyMeasure O: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/bond-revenue-measures/measure-oRent Board: https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/Berkeley Housing Authority: https://bha.berkeleyca.gov/Connect With City of Berkeley:Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/City Council Meetings: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilhttps://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/Connect With Our Guests:Jesse Arregín  - Mayor of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.jessearreguin.com/aboutEmail: [email protected]: 510-981-7100Ben Bartlett - Council member District 3 of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.councilmemberbartlett.com/aboutEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 981-7130Jacqueline McCormick - Chief of Staff to the MayorSupport the show

Send a textIn this part two of our three-part interview with Mayor - Jesse Arreguín, Council Member of District 3 - Ben Bartlett, and Chief of Staff (to the Mayor) - Jaqueline McCormick we continue our conversation on how, as administrators of the City of Berkeley, they took up the challenge of equity in Berkeley's housing crisis by linking arms, brainstorming with local organizers, and thinking outside the box to lay the foundation on beginning to usher in new and equitable solutions to rooted wrongs in housing and development injustices. What is Equitable Black Berkeley (EBB)? What role will Bay Area Rapid Transit choose to play in EBB? What is the City leveraging? City of Berkeley Webpages Relating to Housing:Affordable Housing: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeleyMeasure O: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/bond-revenue-measures/measure-oRent Board: https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/Berkeley Housing Authority: https://bha.berkeleyca.gov/Connect With City of Berkeley:Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/City Council Meetings: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilhttps://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/Connect With Our Guests:Jesse Arregín  - Mayor of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.jessearreguin.com/aboutEmail: [email protected]: 510-981-7100Ben Bartlett - Council member District 3 of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.councilmemberbartlett.com/aboutEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 981-7130Jacqueline McCormick - Chief of Staff to the [email protected] the show

Send a text Meet the trio in the City of Berkeley pushing  boundaries to try and usher in new solutions to rooted wrongs in housing and development injustices. In this part one of our three-part interview meet Mayor - Jesse Arreguín, Council Member of District 3 - Ben Bartlett, and Chief of Staff (to the Mayor) - Jaqueline McCormick. What got them into public service? What is the current housing situation they face? What has been attempted? How has racism played a role in the current housing landscape in Berkeley? City of Berkeley Webpages Relating to Housing:Affordable Housing: https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/affordable-housing-berkeleyMeasure O: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/our-work/bond-revenue-measures/measure-oRent Board: https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/Berkeley Housing Authority: https://bha.berkeleyca.gov/Connect With City of Berkeley:Website: https://berkeleyca.gov/City Council Meetings: https://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilhttps://berkeleyca.gov/your-government/city-councilFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/https://www.facebook.com/cityofberkley/Connect With Our Guests:Jesse Arregín  - Mayor of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.jessearreguin.com/aboutEmail: [email protected]: 510-981-7100Ben Bartlett - Council member District 3 of BerkeleyWebsite: https://www.councilmemberbartlett.com/aboutEmail:  [email protected]: (510) 981-7130Jacqueline McCormick - Chief of Staff to the [email protected] the show

Send a textThis is the finale of our 4 part conversation with incredible leaders of Healthy Black Families, we will unpack a recently much-used term “equity”  as we experience it and what we aim for when we envision it. Most important, we will be discussing how community can and should plug into this incredible work at Healthy Black Families. We are blessed to have Executive Director Wilhelmina Wilson, Deputy Executive Director Ayanna Davis, and the Director of our Board Suzette Chaumette. Connect with Healthy Black Families:Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy_black_families/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthyblackfamiliesinc/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8AJvQxtyFbEN4dVaEU6Wcw?view_as=subscriberConnect with our guest(s):Suzette ChaumetteIG @reducereusesuze & @positivelygreenpodcastLinkedin – linkedin.com/in/suzettechaumetteWebsite: www.chaumetteconsulting.comEmail – [email protected] WilsonIG @wilhelmeniakwilsonLinkedn – linkedin.com/in/Wilhelmenia-wilson-1472b3bbEmail- [email protected] DavisFB: https://facebook.com/ayannadavis11Email- [email protected] with Our Host: [email protected] the show

Send a textThis episode is part three of our four-part conversation with Executive Director Wilhelmina Wilson, Deputy Executive Director Ayanna Davis, and the Director of our Board Suzette Chaumette incredible women playing critical roles at Healthy Black Families. This episode looks at how HBF is hoping to organize the community and why.Connect with Healthy Black Families:Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy_black_families/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthyblackfamiliesinc/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8AJvQxtyFbEN4dVaEU6Wcw?view_as=subscriberConnect with our guest(s):Suzette ChaumetteIG @reducereusesuze & @positivelygreenpodcastLinkedin – linkedin.com/in/suzettechaumetteWebsite: www.chaumetteconsulting.comEmail – [email protected] WilsonIG @wilhelmeniakwilsonLinkedn – linkedin.com/in/Wilhelmenia-wilson-1472b3bbEmail- [email protected] DavisFB: https://facebook.com/ayannadavis11Email- [email protected] with Our Host: [email protected] the show

Send a textIn this Part II of a  four-part series Wilhelmenia Wilson (Executive Director), Ayanna Davis (Deputy Executive Director), and Suzette Chaumette (Board President) of Healthy Black Families, Inc. identify  some of the root societal reasons for the manifestation of our current housing crisis locally, regionally, and nationally.How did we get here?  How could  conditions be what they are given the struggles fought and won in the past? What is the intersection of systems and individuals?Connect with Healthy Black Families:Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy_black_families/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthyblackfamiliesinc/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8AJvQxtyFbEN4dVaEU6Wcw?view_as=subscriberConnect with our guest(s):Suzette ChaumetteIG @reducereusesuze & @positivelygreenpodcastLinkedin – linkedin.com/in/suzettechaumetteWebsite: www.chaumetteconsulting.comEmail – [email protected] WilsonIG @wilhelmeniakwilsonLinkedn – linkedin.com/in/Wilhelmenia-wilson-1472b3bbEmail- [email protected] DavisFB: https://facebook.com/ayannadavis11Email- [email protected] with Our Host: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailIn this Part I of a  four-part series meet Wilhelmenia Wilson (Executive Director), Ayanna Davis (Deputy Executive Director), and Suzette Chaumette (Board President) of Healthy Black Families, Inc. Who are they? What led them to this work? What does housing have to do with a human’s overall health?Connect with Healthy Black Families:Website: https://healthyblackfam.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy_black_families/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthyblackfamiliesinc/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8AJvQxtyFbEN4dVaEU6Wcw?view_as=subscriberConnect with our guest(s):Suzette ChaumetteIG @reducereusesuze & @positivelygreenpodcastLinkedin – linkedin.com/in/suzettechaumetteWebsite: www.chaumetteconsulting.comEmail – [email protected] WilsonIG @wilhelmeniakwilsonLinkedn – linkedin.com/in/Wilhelmenia-wilson-1472b3bbEmail- [email protected] DavisFB: https://facebook.com/ayannadavis11Email- [email protected] with Our Host: [email protected] the show