Anzhane Slaughter, the CEO of Young Black Homeowners (YBH), recently joined “The Big O Show” for a critical conversation on building Black wealth through homeownership. Founded in 2022, YBH is dedicated to providing culturally relevant, trauma-informed homebuyer education to address the critical decline in Black homeownership since the 1960s. 

Slaughter explained that her work at YBH focuses on communication and strategically sharing information to ensure buyers are well informed first and foremost. She stressed the need for direct, real-world application of home-buying knowledge to shift the tide of Black homeownership in Washington state, noting the Covenant Homeownership Loan. This Washington state program addresses historic housing discrimination. 

Ultimately, Slaughter believes YBH's work is about more than building wealth or merely surviving; it is about living and breathing comfortably. She encouraged everyone to not count themselves out of resources and take the next step in learning about their options, because they just might fit the mold. 

Check out the whole interview here.

You can support YBH and their mission at their fourth annual Black Equity Masquerade Ball on February 28, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center. Tickets are available online at youngblackhomeowners.net or on Eventbrite.