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Faith and Land: A New Way to Tackle Housing Gaps

April 20, 2026

In many American towns, rules about land use have quietly kept neighborhoods divided by race for decades. While old laws that openly blocked Black families from buying homes are gone, new rules still make it hard for them to find good places to live. These rules include things like big minimum lot s

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The Power of Financial Education: How Black Churches are Bridging the Wealth Gap

September 13, 2024

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a staggering wealth gap exists between Black and white households. According to a 2018 report by Prosperity Now, Black families in Dallas had a median household income of $31,000, just 42% of the median income for white families. But what can be done to address this di