Advancing Black Homeownership Exhibit
The Advancing Black Homeownership exhibit was launched in 2024 as part of our initiative of the same name that focuses on Habitat’s strategy and commitment to reduce the racial homeownership gap. The exhibit is designed to strengthen and energize the national conversation around housing by educating at scale, amplifying the message, and increasing program and funding partnerships.
Leveraging the power of storytelling and art, the exhibit aims to catalyze a movement to reduce the racial wealth gap by inviting visitors to experience and visualize the multitude of factors that contribute to housing inequities in the U.S.
The exhibit installation travels through a series of targeted events across the country to engage diverse audiences in becoming part of the solution, including policymakers, educators, students, as well as professionals in community development financial institutions, banking, philanthropy and criminal legal reform.
In March 2025, HFHI made its inaugural appearance at the SXSW Expo, where the Advancing Black Homeownership exhibit was featured in the Social Impact Pavilion. The exhibit was accompanied by a panel discussion about challenges and solutions to closing the racial homeownership gap featuring Jonathan Reckford, our CEO; Daniel Gura, vice president and executive director of Habitat Capital; Andre Perry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; and moderated by Lisa Matthews, deputy news editor at The Associated Press. Listen to the full discussion.
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Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live, but a structure of intentional and systemic racial discrimination in the U.S. has created barriers to homeownership for many Black families.
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As part of our +You thought leadership series, a group of experts gathered for a livestream event to explore the deep-seated inequities in America’s housing market – and the steps necessary to create more inclusive housing practices.