If you’re a homeowner, much of your house’s value comes from the land it sits on. That’s the fact that drives community land trusts, a strategy to fight gentrification that’s gaining traction. In this episode, we’ll talk to JaTawn Robinson, who found housing affordability by purchasing a community land trust house through the Atlanta nonprofit Atlanta Land Trust. Plus, we’ll explore the legacy that inspired this model: our nation’s appalling history of racist housing policy.
Resources for this episode
- Atlanta Land Trust
- One Atlanta Housing Affordability Action Plan
- Housing in the Atlanta Region
- Metro Atlanta Housing Strategy
- Documentary about community land trusts’ roots in Georgia’s Civil Rights struggle:
“Arc of Justice: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Beloved Community” - A history of our nation’s history of federal, state, and local segregation:
“The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America”
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