The Featured Innovators have been selected as part of the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge. Each of them is pursuing an innovation with the potential to address the devaluation of homes in Black communities.
We invite you to learn about their innovations as well as to share or support their work.
featured innovators
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Amanda Alexander
Detroit Justice Center
Detroit, Michigan
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Ashley Allen
Houston Community Land Trust
Houston, Texas
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Roshun Austin
The Works, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
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Gianna Baker
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Chicago, Illinois
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John Bartlett
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Chicago, Illinois
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Jonathan Brown
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Palm Beach County, Florida
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Kwasi Frye
SayLambda
Washington, D.C.
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Lance George
Housing Assistance Council
Washington, D.C.
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Marisela Gomez
Village of Love and Resistance (VOLAR)
Baltimore, Maryland
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John Green
Blackstar Stability Investment Management LLC
Camden, Delaware
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Bree Jones
Parity Baltimore Incorporated
Baltimore, Maryland
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Ericka Kelly
Greater Milwaukee Committee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Tamara Knox
Frolic Community LLC
Seattle, Washington
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John Liss
True Footage Inc.
Seattle, Washington
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Adrian Madriz
Struggle for Miami’s Affordable and Sustainable Housing, Inc.
Miami, Florida
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William Martinez
Martinez & Associates
Vacaville, California
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Andreanecia Morris
HousingNOLA
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Zach Murray
The Guild
Atlanta, Georgia
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Maya Porter
Growth Spots International, Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky
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Santhosh Ramdoss
Gary Community Ventures
Denver, Colorado
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Veronica Reed
Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Carlos Robles-Shanahan
Duo Development
Chicago, Illinois
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Scot Rose
Class Valuation
Troy, Michigan
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Ellen Sahli
Family Housing Fund
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Charu Singh
Humane Works LLC
New York, New York
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Anna Thompson
City of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
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Rosalind Williams
WITH ACTION
St. Louis, Missouri
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Evelyn Zwiebach
Enterprise Community Partners
Detroit, Michigan
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