let's talk about the house
A monthly conversation series every 4 Monday, 6:30-8 PM CT via zoom.
Intergenerational discussions featuring guest speakers
about Black Property Inheritance and Generational Wealth-Building
Monthly Topics include:
• How to position yourself to receive heirs’ property?
• Property Taxes, Probates, Power of Attorney
• Making Peace with the Past, Healing Toward the Future
• How to Have Challenging Conversations with Family
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roots & roofs
Summer youth workshop series for students ages 9-12.
2-hour workshops facilitated by Evin Marie at Chicago + suburban libraries.
Students explore the concept of home ownership, family legacy, and community preservation — with a special focus on divested communities of color. Through storytelling, engineering, and design, students learn how homes hold history, memory, and opportunity. They work in teams to design and build model homes (using LEGOs, recycled materials, cardboard, or craft supplies), and record personal or imagine stories about why homes matter.
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If there's a will, there's a way
A program dedicated to empowering African American families to create wills and estate plans, in collaboration with a network of trusted organizations, companies, and legal professionals.
Blondena's HEIRS initiative aims to reduce the number of properties that enter probate within Black and Indigenous communities by promoting proactive estate planning.
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protect your family legacy this november
Join us for Let's Talk About the House - LIVE, an in person experience rooted in storytelling, strategy, and solutions for families navigating heirs' property, legacy preservation, and generational wealth.