Solutions That Empower
Business & Finance
About
Solutions That Empower by the New York Amsterdam News spotlighting financial empowerment and racial equity. Tune in as AmNews reporter Ariama C. Long interviews change makers, community voices, and practical tools that help our readers build wealth, access resources, and drive real change.
Episodes
- Tax Lien Sale
Solutions That Empower features writer Ariama C. Long in conversation with Alexis Smallwood-Foote, founder of the ReAL Edgemere Community Land Trust, to discuss the city's tax lien sale system.
- Avoiding estate planning is hurting Black and Brown homeowners
Black and Brown homeowners are less likely to have estate plans like wills or trusts. Sabrina Bazile from the Center for New York City Neighborhoods explains how this impacts generational wealth.
- Condo Conversions and Homeownership
David Brecher, President and CEO of FM Home Loans, explains how condominium conversions can offer affordable housing options and promote homeownership in New York City.
- What is NYC’s Housing for Health Initiative and whom does it serve?
Leora Jontef discusses New York City’s Housing for Health Initiative, addressing the long-standing housing crisis, gentrification, displacement, and homelessness.