Economic Justice

Homeownership and high-quality affordable rental housing are critical tools for wealth building and financial well-being in the United States. Despite one of the nation’s highest overall homeownership rates, when broken down by race, Minnesota Housing’s 2021 Disparities report found that Minnesota’s racial and ethnic homeownership gap is the fourth-largest in the nation. WILD works to break down the barriers that exclude Black, Indigenous, and other households of color from wealth generating opportunities. 

In this program area, WILD’s goal is to examine laws and policies that continue to perpetuate economic and housing disparities. We advocate for solutions that provide Black communities and business owners with the resources needed to (re)create wealth and prevent gentrification across the Twin Cities.