The Organizers
Black organizers across the US are moving resources in a big way this holiday season
to raise at least $100,000 to help Black single moms pay rent by 25 December 2023.
By giving directly to the community organizer’s Rent for Moms fundraising page (links below),
you are directly supporting a single Black mom in that locality.
If you’re a Black organizer interested in representing your city or state,
complete this form and a member of the team will get in touch.
Binghamton, NY.
Frontline Organizer: Support Black Business 607
January 2022 data also shows that the homeownership gap between Black and white Americans is currently the widest it’s been in 100 years; and yet many lenders are not tracking the race and ethnicity related to home loans.
In Binghamton, Black homeownership rates are 37.3%, 147th lowest among US metro areas, while White homeownership rates are 70.9%, almost double that of Black families.
Boston, MA.
Frontline Organizer: DiDi Delgado,
Done for DiDi, Inc.
Rent in Boston consumes about 71% of income in Black neighborhoods, but just 35% in White communities.
The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Series found that the median net worth for a Black household in Boston is just $8 compared to $247,000 for a white household.
Detroit, MI.
Frontline Organizer: Fiyah Angel
Mortgage applications from Black homebuyers in metro Detroit were more likely to be denied, with nearly 40% of Black applicants facing rejection, compared with 18% of white homebuyers. The Black homeownership rate of 43.4% highlights this disparity compared to the white homeownership rate of 78.4%.
A little more than half of Black households in Detroit and 46% in the metro area said credit history was the reason behind their denial.
New Jersey is one of the least affordable states in the nation for renters. It has the largest wealth gap between Black and white households in the whole of the US.
A minimum-wage worker would have to work 96 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment.
Fort Lee, NJ.
Frontline Organizer: Simone Gordon, The Black Fairy Godmother
Oklahoma City, OK.
Frontline Organizer: T. Sheri Dickerson,
Black Lives Matter OKC
Black communities make up 15 percent of Oklahoma City’s population, but they are 26 percent of the unhoused population.
Portland, OR.
Frontline Organizer: Tenacious Rose PDX
The median income for a white household in Portland is $65,945 but the average Black family makes just $29,864 a year.
There is no neighborhood in this city where the average Black family can afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment.
Richmond, VA.
Frontline Organizer: Katherine Valenzuela Parsons, Decolonize Abundance
Richmond has one of the highest eviction rates in the country. Thirty percent of renters get an eviction notice on their door every year, and they are overwhelmingly Black women who are head of the household.
Sacramento, CA.
Frontline Organizer: Tanya Faison,
Black Lives Matter Sacramento
Sacramento has the second-highest rent burden for Black renters in the US. Black households spend over 50% of their income on rent in the Sacramento area, whereas white households spend closer to 30%.
Washington, DC.
Frontline Organizers: Nee Nee Taylor & Qiana Johnson, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams.
In Washington DC, the median household income for white residents ($141,650) is more than three times higher than that of Black residents ($45,072).
Black people consistently have the lowest homeownership rates of any race or ethnicity in the region.
Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth TX.
Frontline Organizer: To be announced.
Across the Houston three-county area, 72% of White and Asian householders, 52% of Hispanic householders, and 41% of Black householders are homeowners.
The reasons for declining Black homeownership include a lack of affordable housing and student debt. Research found that Black applicants were more than twice as likely to receive a subprime loan than white applicants.