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Twin Cities Habitat Partners with MBCRE to Advance Racial Equity in Minnesota’s Ecosystem

Twin Cities Habitat Partners with MBCRE to Advance Racial Equity in Minnesota’s Ecosystem: An Exclusive Interview with Tiffani Daniels, Managing...

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Breaking the Bank: Unpacking Financial Trauma in the Black Community

Guest blog by Pearll Warren, Financial Coaching Manager In a world where money talks, financial trauma in the Black community often shouts the...

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Examining Minnesota's Current Homeownership Gap

A January 2024 article by NPR reported on a study that found housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters. When we focus on...

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Habitat Announces Ground-Breaking Partnership with Black Men Teach

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Black Men Teach (BMT)—designed to provide pathways to homeownership...

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Habitat Didn't Just Check a Box. They Changed.

Monisha Washington-Richard served on Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s Black Homeownership Advisory Council, which was made up of Habitat...

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Breaking Down Systemic Inequality in Voting and Housing for Black Americans

For generations, state and local governments systematically denied Black Americans access to educational resources and opportunities. It happened...

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Denzel Belin, a Black man, posing in front of a pink background and holding a basket of pink flowers.

For Black Boys Who Have Never Considered Homeownership - When the Possibility Actually Feels Real

Denzel Belin (he/him) is a Black bisexual Minneapolis-based writer, director, actor, producer, and improviser. He serves as the Artistic Director for...

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Barriers Black Homebuyers Face

Black families in Minnesota face unique challenges when trying to buy a home. For generations, these barriers were overtly racist housing policies...

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Race and Housing Series: How Realtors Can Help Combat Historic Racism

Twin Cities Habitat believes it’s important to learn from our national and local history of racist housing policies as we build for the future. This...

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Race and Housing Series: Human Toll: A Public History of 35W

Twin Cities Habitat believes it’s important to learn from our national and local history of racist housing policies as we build for the future. This...

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