by Vella Stroot | Feb 24, 2022 | anti-racism
“Give me the road map, and I’ll do it.” – Evelyn Burnett. “I have lived up to society’s contract,” Sherrie Deans. These two successful Black women have 800+ credit scores, lucrative careers, low income-to-debt ratios, and ample home equity in common. All of...
by Vella Stroot | Mar 29, 2021 | Affordable Housing
A Norfolk resident, Ms. Hagans, finds the perfect neighborhood to raise her grandson, Ray. Barbara Hagans has been living in the Tidewater Gardens neighborhood for nearly eight years. After suffering from the loss of family members and losing a job, she felt blessed...