@therootnews: A Quaker congregation in Philadelphia is using its resources to help address the racial wealth gap through homeownership. Green Street Friends Meeting in Germantown has committed upwards of $500,000 over the next decade to its reparations initiative. This year, the congregation is providing five $10,000 grants to first-time Black homebuyers. The initiative seeks to address the long history of discrimination that limited Black families’ access to homeownership and wealth-building opportunities. One Philadelphia family has already used a $10,000 grant to help purchase its first home. #Reparations #BlackWealth #Philadelphia #homeownership