These Featured Innovators have been selected during the Early Entry phase 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.
congratulations to our finalists!!!
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Gianna Baker
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
Chicago, Illinois
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Bree Jones
Parity Baltimore Incorporated
Baltimore, Maryland
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Carlos Robles-Shanahan
Duo Development
Chicago, Illinois
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