Telling Our Stories: The Housing Chronicles
Housing is a human right. The housing crisis is wreaking havoc nationally. This podcast highlights how this is playing out specifically in Black Berkeley, California. Healthy Black Families Inc chronicles the lived experience behind what people call "gentrification" and documents our endeavor for our "Right to Stay" & our "Right to Return".
Telling Our Stories: The Housing Chronicles
Episode 19: Thomas Berkeley Square Development: How it Happened (Part I)
Alan Dones, a revered developer sits with us and tells a story that began fourteen years ago - and hasn't ended yet. His journey developing what is known as Thomas Berkeley Square, the principled and unwavering way he navigates obstacles, the grace with which he speaks truth to racist power, and the eager joy with which he looks at the future is a testament to the best parts of humanity. This is Part I of a two-part series.