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Racqueal Howard on the porch of the property she won in the Philadelphia Housing Authority-Jumpstart lottery in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia. She plans to renovate the home and sell it to a family. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Racqueal Howard, 44 and born and raised in Philadelphia, knew she wanted to make a career in development. She’s gotten her feet wet with renting out a duplex before but she’s never undergone a complete redevelopment project.
This year, that’ll change.
“I’ve been the only African American woman in the room in so many parts of my life,” she said. “I have to go to a lot of spaces where people don’t look like me.”