A city-dwelling African American millennial's journey to a home in the country and all she learns along the way
Say What? Ehem. This title is 100% intended to catch your attention and to entice you to read on. It is also a near-100%-accurate phrasal snapshot of the demographics of rural New England, which is where one finds the state of Vermont, which is where I am looking to move. New England has been the focus... Continue Reading →
Environmental Justice & Stewardship is the fourth pillar of this City Strides to the Countryside project. This post is a teaser and placeholder for the first full-length post on Environmental Justice & Stewardship. Much of the content of this section will focus on sustainable living as it relates to green home construction, green renovations for a... Continue Reading →
What is my focus H.E.R.E.? H - Housing Affordability & Sustainability E - Economic Justice & Opportunity R - Racial Justice & Reconciliation E - Environmental Justice & Stewardship H.E.R.E. are the four pillars of this project. These are the four passions that inspire me to to track my personal journey toward homeownership in... Continue Reading →
*A previous version of this post was posted by mistake on February 12, 2019. It was a draft of the same title as this current post. As I worked on the previous draft, I realized that I had not done enough research to stand behind my conclusions. The draft was also incomplete. For these reasons,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Strides: Update 2. In these posts, I will update you on the real-life: steps I've taken, progress I've made, people I've connected with and golden takeaways on this journey to find home in the country, on a budget, as a B.A.M.F. ••• STEPS TAKEN & PROGRESS MADE I believe it's been a minute, no? Sureeee.... Continue Reading →
“If you are African American or otherwise and you have good income and good credit, having a home is an asset, like your 401(k). Understand it’s an asset. It’s not all peaches and cream. Like anything else, there are issues, but it is a home. And that home over time historically has allowed African Americans... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Strides: Update 1. In these posts, I will update you on the real-life: steps I've taken, progress I've made, people I've connected with and golden takeaways on this journey to find home in the country, on a budget, as a B.A.M.F. ••• STEPS TAKEN & PROGRESS MADE The truth is, I am much further along... Continue Reading →
"If you look at how long it takes for a person to save up to buy a house-that's sort of the hot indicator now-San Francisco, you know, the Bay Area, we're looking at 27 to 30 years. So basically, you're just not going to buy a house. Seattle's not there yet, but it's still 15... Continue Reading →
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" -Langston Hughes, 'Harlem' Once upon the twenty first century, March 11, 1959 to be precise, a twenty-eight year old African American, female, middle class-raised, college drop-out, intellectual, journalist, activist, artist, communist, interracially married, queer, Chicago native author saw her... Continue Reading →
