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

Amanda Alexander
Detroit Justice Center
Detroit, Michigan

Ashley Allen
Houston Community Land Trust
Houston, Texas

Roshun Austin
The Works, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee

Gianna Baker
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Chicago, Illinois

John Bartlett
Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Chicago, Illinois

Jonathan Brown
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Palm Beach County, Florida

Kwasi Frye
SayLambda
Washington, D.C.

Lance George
Housing Assistance Council
Washington, D.C.

Marisela Gomez
Village of Love and Resistance (VOLAR)
Baltimore, Maryland

John Green
Blackstar Stability Investment Management LLC
Camden, Delaware

Bree Jones
Parity Baltimore Incorporated
Baltimore, Maryland

Ericka Kelly
Greater Milwaukee Committee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Tamara Knox
Frolic Community LLC
Seattle, Washington

John Liss
True Footage Inc.
Seattle, Washington

Adrian Madriz
Struggle for Miami’s Affordable and Sustainable Housing, Inc.
Miami, Florida

William Martinez
Martinez & Associates
Vacaville, California

Andreanecia Morris
HousingNOLA
New Orleans, Louisiana

Zach Murray
The Guild
Atlanta, Georgia

Maya Porter
Growth Spots International, Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky

Santhosh Ramdoss
Gary Community Ventures
Denver, Colorado

Veronica Reed
Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative
New Orleans, Louisiana

Carlos Robles-Shanahan
Duo Development
Chicago, Illinois

Scot Rose
Class Valuation
Troy, Michigan

Ellen Sahli
Family Housing Fund
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Charu Singh
Humane Works LLC
New York, New York

Anna Thompson
City of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Rosalind Williams
WITH ACTION
St. Louis, Missouri

Evelyn Zwiebach
Enterprise Community Partners
Detroit, Michigan
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