African American Homeowner Initiative Volume 1: Closing the Wealth Gap Through Education, Advocacy, and Ownership

African American Homeownership Initiative
by Eric Lawrence Frazier MBA

Homeownership is power-and for African Americans, it’s the missing key to closing the wealth gap.

African American Homeownership Initiative is a groundbreaking publication from The Power Is Now Media, designed to educate, empower, and advocate for equity in housing. In this first volume, Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA, examines the deep-rooted causes of the racial homeownership gap and outlines proven strategies to create wealth through ownership.

Through extensive research, real data, and a blueprint for community collaboration, this book shows how we can:

• Break the cycle of redlining and lending discrimination.

• Improve financial literacy and credit readiness.

• Access down payment and first-time buyer assistance programs.

• Build intergenerational wealth through property ownership.

Featuring insights from NAR, Urban Institute, and Harvard University housing reports, this initiative is more than a resource-it’s a movement to ensure The Power Is Now for every Black family to own a piece of the American Dream.

About the Series:
African American Homeownership Initiative Series is an annual research-based publication focused on bridging the racial wealth gap through housing education, financial literacy, and advocacy. Each volume builds upon new data and community-driven solutions to expand sustainable homeownership across America.