How Seattle Black family overcame racist housing practices
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 19, 2024
Frank Family Properties spent years picketing banks to expose redlining in the Central District.
SEATTLE — Systemic racism created barriers for Black and BIPOC families to become homeowners. Nearly a century later, several challenges remain.
In King County alone - Black homeownership has been on a noticeable decline. Fifty percent of Black residents owned a home in 1970 - but in 2022, that number now stands at 28%. In the most recent census reports, 62% of White families are homeowners, according to the University . . .
