By This is a book written, typeset, and designed by me.
It’s the rawest, most real thing I ever expected to write for professional consumption.
And it’s the book I’ve needed for myself as I’ve done my best to defy gentrification, that refuses to be destroyed.
So many Black folks, especially the women and other gender marginalized ones, are heads of households, but those households don’t get enough salary and benefits to really thrive.
We get called welfare queens and uppity for just wanting a decent place for us and those we care about to lay our heads.
Many of us, despite working since our teenage years, cannot afford the average market-rate apartment or home in any US city or state.
And, as someone who’s been in rooms with some of the real estate and development decision makers, many who can’t comprehend folks that can’t afford their products, I decided it was time to get real about what’s needed to make sure Black folks are housed.
And, instead of just yelling at those folks in that room, I made sure that I gave gentle advice and encouragement to my fellow sista-siblings, that we aren’t broken and we are enough.
Housing is a human right, and there are more than enough things to use to play with money and build our wealth. Our backs, without our full consent, are not one of them.
So here I am, publishing what I think is the first self-help architecture and planning workbook for Black folks of marginalized genders (and the people that love and support them).
