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From YouTube: Tapped In | Housing impact Focus Area
Description
The first of a five part series that discuss work of the Community Reparations Commission that is taking place in Buncombe County and the City of Asheville.
Our special guests Sala Merritt and Bobbette Mays are here to discuss the work and progress of the Housing Impact Focus Area, a workgroup of the Commission. Learn more about this workgroup and some of the documented harms and draft recommendations to address those harms. Most importantly how community can support the commission and engage in the process.
A
You're
listening
to
Tapped
in
Buncombe
County's
half
hour
to
empower
on
wres
100.7
FM
in
Asheville,
listen
up
and
get
tapped
into
local
important
resources.
Information
and
topics
learn
more
about
the
topics
of
today's
show
at
buncombecounty.org.
Okay,
it's
time
to
get
tapped
in
hello,
hello,
hello
in
Greece.
It
is
that
time
and
if
you're
listening
to
my
voice,
you
know
it's
time
to
get
tapped
in
I'm,
one
of
your
hosts,
Zakia,
Beau,
Rogers
and.
A
Of
the
commission
welcome
salon
by
that.
Thank
you
for
having
us.
Thank
you.
So
before
we
get
started,
I
would
like
to
get
some
contacts
about
this
commission.
The
community
reparation
commission
is
empowered
to
make
recommendations
that
will
make
significant
progress
towards
repairing
the
damage
caused
by
public
and
private
systematic
racism.
The
25-member
commission
appoints
appointments
were
made
from
the
city
and
county
government
impact
focused
area
experts
in
Legacy
neighborhoods.
Those
Legacy
neighborhoods
aren't
burden
Street,
Easton
Valley,
Street,
Shiloh,
South,
Side,
Stumptown
Asheville
housing
authority
and
the
Heart
of
chestnut.
A
The
commission
receives
ongoing
support
from
the
city
and
county
staff
to
ensure
cohesion
throughout
commission
term
is
two
years
from
the
appointed
appointment,
ending
March
April
of
2024.
The
impact
focuses
areas
are
criminal
justice,
health
and
wellness,
housing,
education
and
economic
development,
and
that
is
your
background
and.
B
Just
a
quick
timeline
of
everything:
that's
going
to
happen,
the
Asheville
city
council,
as
well
as
the
board
of
commission
in
the
spring
of
2020
past
resolution
supporting
Community
reparations
for
black
Ashford
on
Buckland
County
around
the
summer
of
2021.
There
was
the
information
sharing
and
Truth,
telling
speaking
series
where
a
series
of
local
and
National
Speakers
came
in
through
facilitating
discussions
with
community
members
about
past
policies
and
practices,
practices
and
present
Trends
and
future
initiatives,
and
so
around
funding
for
reparations.
B
We
know
in
2021
the
city
council
passed
a
resolution
and
the
budget
amendment
to
the
amount
of
2.1
million
from
the
city
General
Capital
project
funds,
utilizing
I,
sent
a
land
sale
proceeds
to
provide
initial
funding
for
reparations
in
the
spring
of
2022.
The
formation
of
the
commission
happened
as
well
and.
B
Funding
for
reparations
around
the
summer
of
2022
Buncombe
County's
FY
23
budget
passed
and
included
an
additional
2
million
intended
funding
for
media
and
short-term
recommendation
General
generated
by
the
commission.
One
of
the
first
recommendations
that
came
out
of
this
commission
was
ongoing
support
and
commitment
and
as
of
Summer
of
2022,
the
city
and
county
allocated
an
additional
investment
of
500
000
in
future
budgets,
as
well
as
the
Border
commission
did
the
same
for
future
Recreation
budgets
with
the
annual
increase
of
two
percent.
B
Also
in
2022.
A
second
recommendation
came
out
of
the
commission,
the
immediate
recommendation
to
stop
harm,
and
the
commission
unanimously
approved
an
immediate
recommendation
to
the
city
of
Asheville,
as
well
as
Buncombe
County,
to
stop
future
harms
the
media
recommendation
included
in
conducting
and
official
audit
to
ensure
compliance
with
federal
and
state
laws,
regulatory
bodies,
code
of
conduct,
court
order
and
consent
decrees
to
allow
their
acceptance
of
get
acceptance
of
guarantee
that
the
city
and
county
has
ceased.
B
The
inflicting
future
harms
on
African-American
community
in
the
city
and
county
city,
as
well
as
the
county,
uphold
to
stop
the
horn
wreck
recommendations
in
2023
as
well,
and
we
find
ourselves
where
we
at
today
we're
going
to
continue
to
development,
develop
recommendations,
and
so
today,
as
we
mentioned
earlier,
we're
going
to
focus
on
one
of
the
embed
Focus
areas
of
housing.
For
now,
let's
get
to
it.
A
A
Probably,
do
you
want
me
to
take
that
so
one
of
the
recommendations
that
you
understand
that
we
have
a
five
buckets
and
thank
you
letter
for
sharing
those
five
buckets.
The
housing
IFA
focuses
on
increasing
black
home
ownership
and
other
strategies
to
support
upward
mobility
and
build
generational
wealth
within
the
black
community.
Now,
what
does
that
mean
right
when
we
talk
about
key
harms
that
were
addressed,
we're
talking
about
the
displacing
the
black
homes
and
neighborhoods
due
to
urban
renewal?
So
when
we
look
and
have
our
conversations
in
our
housing
IFA
we're
looking
at?
A
How
can
we
redress
that
harm?
How
can
we
turn
that
around?
How
can
we
correct
that?
So
that's,
basically
what
we
do
we
have
speakers
come
in
and
we
kind
of
talk
about
like
what
information
is
out
there
share
with
us
what
you
have,
because
we
really
want
to
determine
what
it
is.
That's
within
our
power
right
to
correct
the
wrong
to
make
it
right,
and
you
know,
and
people
when
they
hear
the
word
reparation.
They
either
understand
it's
called.
A
We
break
your
arm.
It
will
never
take
away
that
you
broke
that
bone,
but
when
you
repair
a
broken
bone
it
makes
it
better
than
being
broken.
So
what
we're
doing
is
trying
to
repair
the
harm
and
make
those
folks
in
a
better
position,
so
I
I
want
people
to
understand
that
that
part
as
well
so
when
and
where,
and
how
often
do
you
meet
yeah?
That's
a
good
question.
I
have
to
get
this
right
because
I
I
oversee
two
impact
Focus
areas,
so
housing
meets
the
second
and
third
Tuesday
of
every
month.
C
A
A
B
C
C
B
A
C
A
Just
to
add
to
what
Bob
that
said,
we
also
had
the
actual
Buncombe
Community
Land
Trust.
Okay
I
got
that
right
and
we
have
Kate
cutshaw
from
the
library
archives
come
in
and
share
some
information,
we're
looking
into
some
things
about
model
cities
right.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
move
forward
with
this
work,
that
we
are
getting
all
the
information
like
informed
and
decisions,
informed
recommendations,
so.
A
That
the
people
that
we
bring
in
the
organizations
that
we
bring
in
to
speak
they're
answering
the
questions
that
we
may
have
as
we're
having
these
discussions.
So
okay,
so
we
have
this
one
part
group
and
we
have
five
areas.
How
does
this
work
connect
with
the
larger
reparations
group
for
housing?
We
feel
like
it,
overlaps
an
intersex
in
many
many
ways.
So
Babette
talked
about
education
right.
A
We
understand
that
when
we
talk
about
losing
property
right,
sometimes
it's
because
we
don't
know.
Yes,
we
don't
know
what
we
don't
know.
So
we
really
want
an
education
component
to
housing,
right
education,
education,
individuals
on
air
property
right
on.
If
you
don't
pay
your
taxes,
what
will
happen
on
how
to
save
for
our
house
how
to
build
your
credit,
we're
looking
at
doing
foundational
things
right
to
assist
individuals
with
keeping
their
housing
obtaining
housing?
The
foundation
is
very,
very
important
and
you
know
I
think
it's
which
is
so
important
to
understand.
A
Like
you
know,
we
look
at
the
city
and
we
know
we
have
a
lot
of
housing
communities
that
are
placed
within
the
city
right
and
a
lot
of
folks.
You
know
may
say
why:
don't
they
get
out
of
housing?
Housing
is
a
stepping
stone,
but
it's
kind
of
hard
to
get
out
when
you
don't
have
that
education
right
of
how
to
get
out.
So
you
know
establishing
those
financial
literacy
programs
to
how
to
obtain
and
maintain
household
right
now.
A
A
About
that
we
understand
that
not
everyone
wants
to
be
a
homeowner,
yes,
but
education
is
still
important
because
you
may
have
a
child
in
your
home.
That's
going
to
grow
up
to
be
an
adult,
and
you
want
to
be
able
to
share
that
information
that
you
know
that
knowledge
that
you
have
to
say
I
didn't
want
to
own
a
home.
But
this
is
what
you
need
to.
A
C
It's
their
choice,
whether
they
want
to
take
the
medicine
and
the
medicine
that
they've
been
on
is
almost
like
a
drug
and
once
they
just
take
them
off,
then
it
does
something
to
their
to
their
psyche.
They're
not
able
to
they're
not
even
able
to
cope
socially,
because
what
we
see
in
our
environments
are
kids
that
are
on
medication.
That
is
so
strong
that
they're
like
zombies.
C
They
don't
they
don't
have
an
appetite
when
you
see
and
and
that's
a
part
of
Education
too,
because
parents
need
to
know
what
the
end
result
of
all
of
those
things.
Okay,
so
then
you
look
at
that
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
also
because
what
happens
by
the
time
they're
teenagers
going
into
adulthood
all
these
things
that
have
happened
to
them
and
it's
generational.
It
comes
from
if
we
look
back
at
the
harm
that
was
done
with
urban
renewal,
the
people
that
were
displaced,
whether
they
owned
or
they
rent
their
homes.
They
were
displaced.
C
You
know
where
they
went
into
housing,
so
you've
got
generation,
you've
got
five
and
six
generations
of
no
hope
yeah.
So
if
you
lost
the
little
bit
that
you
did
have
and
then
you're
trying
to
raise
your
children,
then
they
don't
have
hope
either,
and
so,
how
do
we
change
that?
And
did
that?
That
would
be
part
of
the
criminal
justice
and
economic
development
will
be
giving
them
a
shot
at
where
they
can
go,
what
they
can
do
to
either
self-employment
or
building
something
because
I'll
even
say
a
drug
dealer
is
smarter.
C
They
know
how
to
handle
the
money
yeah.
So
we
could
do
something
more
of
a
positive
way
for
them
to
be
able
to
see,
and
so
I
think
that
when
we
work
with
the
younger
kids
now
we
have
to
start
giving
them
positive
motivation
yeah,
because
they
see
so
much
on
television
games.
They
play
it's
negative,
so
we
need
to
change.
They
can
transform
it
yeah.
B
So
I
hear
y'all
mention
urban
renewal,
so
we
know
that
a
lot
of
times
when
the
discussion
around
reparations
people
think
you're
standing
From
Slavery
up
to
current
day.
Is
that
one
of
the
key
areas
y'all
focus
on
focusing
on
urban
renewal
and
just
for
the
business?
Can
you
just
explain
urban
renewal
and
let
that
process
was.
C
A
A
A
C
A
Some
type
of
way,
because
there
are
some
policies
in
place
right,
the
legislation
is
like
well,
no
you
just
can't
do
it.
You
can't
go
to
an
individual,
it
has
to
go
to
a
501c3
and
then
what
happens
to
that
Land
once
it's
given
back
so
definitely
returning
that
land
and
the
other
thing
that
we
found
out
is
that,
as
we
were
looking
at
the
plots
of
land
that
are
left
they're,
very
small.
So
it's
not
like
there's
a
lot
that
you
can
do
with
it
yeah,
but
we
still
want
it
back.
C
A
A
C
A
Was
going
to
turn
out?
I
don't
know,
but
you
know
we
we're
going
to
ask
for
you,
know
the
sky:
oh
yeah
yeah
and
see
what
we
get
and
that
should
be
yeah
well,
it
is
because
I
think
it
was
taken
away,
so
strong
marked
and
you
know,
and
so
and
and
the
mental
health
of
losing
those
things
was
passed
right
to
their
children.
You
know
and
the
emotional
damage.
Yes,
the
lack
of
trust
of
the
government.
You
know,
so
we
we're
doing
a
lot
of
repairing.
C
C
C
Is
the
the
harm
that
was
the
most
people
that
owned
their
homes?
They
even
told
them
that
their
homes
were
condemned,
what
they
weren't
and
they
were
told
that
they
couldn't
get
a
bank
loan,
so
that
was
the
harm
that
they
did
to
them
was
to
push
them
out.
So
we'll
give
you
a
couple
of
dollars,
because
it's
not
worth
anything
and
I
know
that
some
of
my
friends
and
I
call
them
my
family
in
Stumptown.
C
It
was
sad
to
hear
them
say
that
when
they
decided
that
they
were
going
to
do
the
urban
renewal
and
they
were
going,
they
wiped
out
22
homes
in
some
time
because
they
wanted
to
put
an
Amphitheater.
That's
what
is
there
now
in
a
ball
field,
but
they
told
the
people
in
my
community
that
they
were
going
to
make
a
playground
for
the
kids
and
they
even
helped
to
clean
it
up.
C
They
were
going
to
help
the
ones
that
didn't
have
to
leave.
They
said:
well,
it's
going
to
be
a
playground
for
your
kids
and
we're
going
to
make
this
a
state
of
arts,
and
they
didn't
do
that.
They
came
up
with
the
amphitheater
and
a
softball
field
that
the
people
in
the
community
do
not
use.
So
the
harm
comes
from.
C
I'll
put
it
like
that,
the
misinformation
about
what
your
property
is
worth
and
instead
of
saying
we
can
help
you
to
get
along
or
to
build
your
house
up
so
that
you
can
stay
here
but
they're
willing
to
take
all
of
it.
So
they
wiped
it
all
out
and
that's
whatever
renewal
did
it
was.
They
took
everything
from
us
and
I.
C
C
That
care
and
that
careful
teacher,
and
so
then
you
had
that
kind
of
like
well.
What
do
they
care?
Because
the
past,
when
I
was
in
school,
my
teachers
knew
my
parents.
We
all
either
went
to
church
together.
We
all
had
the
same
kind
of
values:
I
tell
everybody
when
I
was
in
the
second
or
third
grade.
I
did
something
one
day
and
my
teacher
pinned
a
note
on
my
sweater
and.
A
A
C
C
A
The
block
yes
I,
remember
going
to
the
Stumptown
minis
when
we
first
started
the
reparations
process
and
being
able
to
listen
to
you
by
Beth
and
the
other
women
and
men
who
were
a
part
of
Stumptown
right,
I'm
listening
to
their
stories
and
the
joy
that
it
brought
me
to
here
like
how
you
grew
up
and
I.
Think
one
of
them
was
like
walking
through
the
trees
and
how
spooky
it
was
and
right
or
going
to
the
local
store.
A
And
then
you
know,
and
then
the
other,
the
flip
side
of
that
is
hearing
how
that's
lost
and
that,
where
is
some
town
right
like?
Where
is
that
it's
it's
an
Erasure?
It's
what
happens
instead
of
Erasure
and
I.
Remember
saying:
why
do
you
guys
call
it
Stumptown
and
it's
not
because
they
call
it,
they
call
the
trees
down
and
it
was
just
right
and
so
even
in
the
housing
impact
Focus
area
last
night
in
there
was,
you
know,
they're
sharing
stories
and
I
was
like
I.
A
A
A
B
I
think
I
renew
a
project
is
one
of
the
largest
in
the
Southeast,
yes,
and
so
like
current
impact
on
the
city.
Today,
when
you
think
of
South
Charlotte
Street
the
way
that
runs
through
when
Valley
Street
used
to
used
to
exist
so
just
to
know
that
impact
I
know
I'm
third
generation
here
in
Nashville
and
that
my
great-grandmother
had
a
home
on
Livingston
Street
as
well.
B
C
B
A
A
A
I
guess
you
know
we
all
have
our
different
personalities
and
everyone
comes
with
some
lived
experience
when
it
comes
to
what's
happened
here
and
so
it
it
could
be
challenging,
but
in
a
loving
way,
yeah
right
because
everyone's
after
the
same
goal,
and
so
that
that's
what
makes
it
work
I,
don't
think
we
had
to
decide.
We
had
to
say
this
is
what
we're
focusing
on.
A
C
A
C
Was
raised
here,
I
know
the
communities
and
I
want
them
to
always
know
that.
You
may
think
that
the
process
is
not
going
anywhere,
but
we're
working
hard.
We
want
to
work,
we
want
to
work
it
right.
That's
why
I'm
appreciative
of
the
attorneys
that
are
there
with
us,
so
that
whatever
we
take,
they
can
bring
it
back
and
tell
us
how
it
will
work
or
how
we
need
to
do
it.
But
I
want
people
to
understand
that
our
passion
is
for
the
communities
and
for
the
people,
and
so
we
have
Community.
C
C
B
B
You
know
coming
up
with
the
recommendations,
but
we
need
the
community
as
a
whole
to
help
support
them,
encourage
them,
give
them
ideas
as
well.
So
we
can
use
seize
this
opportunity,
that's
being
presented
to
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County.
We
are
you
know,
reparations
is
a
very
controversial
topic,
but
we
are
trying
to
prepare
some
of
the
harms
that
have
been
here
in
Nashville.
So
we
strongly
encourage
Community
to
show
up
support
these
25
individuals
and
let
their
voices
be
heard.
A
C
B
We
allow
validation,
so
you
can
park
as
free
parking
that
come
and
attend
and
listen
to
what's
happening.
Also,
a
lot
of
the
meetings
are
also
recorded
and
virtually
extreme,
and
you
can
also
go
back
to
the
city
of
Asheville
public
input
site
as
well
out
to
just
catch
up,
hear
some
of
the
discussions.
That
is
happening
with
the
larger
group
so
and
we
strongly
encourage
committee
members
to
attend
the
impact
Focus
areas.
That's
the
law
said
they
meet
at
the
grant.
Center.
A
B
Support
this
and
push
push
this
Initiative
for
us
halfway
through
the
process.
It
will
continue
into
the
spring
of
next
year.
Recommendations
are
started
to
be
formulas,
so
we
really
want
Community
to
give
the
input
to
help
them
come
up
with
their
recommendations
and
the
best
serve
and
have
the
largest
impact
on
the
community
as
well.
So.
A
If
you
believe
that
someone,
a
group
of
folks,
deserve
reparations
or
not,
even
if
you
think
well
I,
wasn't
here,
I
didn't
do
it.
You
cannot
ignore
the
fact
that,
even
though
it
happened
many
years
ago,
the
effects
of
that
wave
continues
to
hit
each
generation
due
to
being
neglected
and
denied
certain
freedoms.
A
I
often
look
at
this
process
as
a
Sculptor
and
a
sculptor
takes
a
lot
of
time
and
different.
You
know,
manipulation,
fingerprints
and
and
hand
movements
and
things
of
that
nature.
No,
the
first
hand.
Movement
does
not
change
the
clay,
but
as
that
sculptor
continues
to
come
to
that
clay
and
work
with
it
and
pour
in
its
vision.
A
It
turns
into
a
masterpiece,
and
that
is
what
this
team
is.
This
commission
is
just
because
the
first
meeting
was
it
didn't,
make
a
huge
impact.
It
doesn't
mean
that
they're
not
working
together
to
sculpture
a
masterpiece,
Buncombe
County
is
small
enough
that
we
could
be
the
blueprint
for
anybody
else.
We
Are,
One
Bongo.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
important
to
take
care
of
each
other
as
we
would
want
to
be
taken
care
of
and
from
us
to
you
until
next
time,
you've
been
tapped
in.