How One Black Woman’s Purchase of a Home Boosted Her Family’s Finances for Generations

Washington Post, July 26, 2020–Michele Lerner
In 1936 a widowed black woman bought a home and it changed her family’s financial worth for generations. Today homeownership rates of black people lag even further behind whites’ rates, affecting their ability to build wealth.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/23/black-homeownership-gap/?arc404=true