Community Development Network of Maryland hosted a series of events and workshop during Community Development Week 2024. One of the events was co-hosted with Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland - Advancing Black Homeownership: Understanding the Past to Better the Future.
This event will shined a light on the historic systemic disparities in homeownership between black and white Marylanders. The event will focus on national examples of partnership between communities, organizations, and governments that promote the development and preservation of homeownership as a tool for restorative justice.
Watch the videos from the event - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ5lRT5RMB0GT2dPX8nL9748fu0vtqzjI
Keynote Address and Panel Discussions:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER TYSON - MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
Chris Tyson, President of the National Community Stabilization Trust spoke at the Community Development Network of Maryland event: Advancing Black Homeownership: Understanding the Past to Better the Future. Mr. Tyson message highlighted the importance of “understanding the past to build a better future.” National Community Stabilization Trust focuses on expanding affordable homeownership opportunities through rehabilitating vacant or distressed homes in communities across the United States.
EFFECTS OF URBAN RENEWAL ON ALL BLACK TOWNS IN MARYLAND
Rev. Timothy B. Warner, Director of Community Engagement for Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland moderates a panel with members from Montgomery County's historically Black communities: Carolyn Taylor (Emory Grove, MD), Anita Neal Powell ()Lincoln Park, MD and LaTisha Gasaway-Paul (Scotland, MD).
RESOURCES FOR BLACK HOMEOWNERS
Executive Director Claudia Wilson Randall of the Community Development Network of Maryland moderates a panel discussion on resources available to Black homeowners in Maryland. The panelist are: - Cat Goughnour, Assistant Secretary of Just Communities for Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development - Laurie Benner, Associate Vice President of Housing and Community Development for the National Fair Housing Alliance
