Housing and Urban Development

HUD: City Of Chicago Violated Residents’ Civil Rights By Moving Polluting Business To Black, Latino Neighborhoods

Derek MajorJuly 22, 2022July 22, 2022

by Derek MajorJuly 22, 2022July 22, 20221018

A crying shame! Hud found Chicago violated the civil rights of its residents by proposing to move a scrap metal facility to the Southeast Side....

Entrepreneurship

SoLa Impact’s Black Impact Fund Receives $25 Million Investment from PayPal to Address Racial Equity Through Affordable Housing

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022864

Commitment to minority-led real estate fund addressing affordable housing demonstrates major investors are prioritizing ESG and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)...

Leadership

Expert Reveals How to Protect Communities from Corporate Expansion and Gentrification

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022860

Gentrification expert T.J. Loftin offers real solutions for communities at risk in his new book, Monetizing Gentrification: Building Black Ownership....

Money

Black-Owned Construction Firm Revitalizes Housing Units in Atlanta to Combat Gentrification

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 26, 2019August 26, 2019

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 26, 2019August 26, 20195774

H.J. Russell & Co. built $22.3 million in affordable housing projects in Atlanta to fight gentrification in one of America's largest cities for blacks....

News Politics

Dr. Ben Carson Selected for Prominent Position with HUD

Safon FloydDecember 6, 2016September 23, 2017

by Safon FloydDecember 6, 2016September 23, 20171109

Former presidential hopeful, Dr. Ben Carson, has been selected by President-elect, Donald Trump, as the Secretary of the Department of HUD....

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to Host 4th Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards

Hailey WallaceFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017

by Hailey WallaceFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017454

This year's theme is Pursuing the Promise. Notable GOP heavyweights will convene to watch RNC Chairman Reince Priebus present the Trailblazer Award to this year's...