Legislature Must Create More Opportunities for Black Homeownership
By Willie Ellison COO Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce
Published April 8, 2021
Willie Eliison (Courtesy Photo)
As one of the leaders of the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, I have witnessed many success stories in the Black business community; small businesses that have grown into corporations, local restaurants that have become pillars in their community, entrepreneurs who have taken a vision and succeeded at something no one else has done. But for every success story there are countless others who have the talent, intelligence, and vision to succeed, but lack the opportunity because they are trapped in a cycle of financial uncertainty. Far too many Black Californians are living paycheck to paycheck, never able to get ahead, in large part because of the unsustainably high cost of housing in California.