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Locked Out: Solutions to the Black Homeownership Decline
February 26, 2019 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Historically African-Americans have been ‘locked out’ of homeownership due to redlining, discrimination in lending and disparities in homebuyer education.
This panel seeks to find solutions by engaging thought leaders on the issue.
Join us as we discuss this important issue with:
- Adam Carr Deputy Director for community engagement, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
- Danell Cross Executive Director, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, Inc.
- William Tisdale President & CEO, Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
- Dorothy York Associate director, ACTS Housing (Moderator)
5 p.m. Mingling, light refreshments
5:30 p.m. Opening Remarks by Wisconsin historian Clayborn Benson and panel discussion
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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of the U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.