Governor Mike DeWine announced $26.9 million in grants to support affordable housing projects across 57 Ohio counties. Since the Welcome Home Ohio program began, nearly $86 million has been awarded to help create 727 homes. On the surface, that sounds like progress. But before we celebrate, let's talk about what really matters. How many of these homes will be owned by Black families? How many will help first-time homebuyers build generational wealth? How many will remain affordable five or ten years from now? How many neighborhoods will be "revitalized" while longtime residents are slowly priced out and forced to move? Housing is not just about buildings. Housing is wealth. Housing is inheritance. Housing is stability. Housing is the ability to pass something to your children instead of leaving them with nothing. For generations, Black families faced redlining, discriminatory lending practices, exclusion from wealth-building opportunities, and barriers to homeownership that still impact communities today. So when government officials announce millions of dollars for housing, the public deserves more than a press release and a photo opportunity. We deserve answers. Who gets the homes? Who gets the contracts? Who gets the tax credits? Who gets the opportunity to build wealth? If millions of taxpayer dollars continue flowing into housing projects while homeownership remains out of reach for many working-class families, then we are not solving the housing crisis. We are simply changing who gets to live in the neighborhood. The Black Wall will continue asking the questions that press releases rarely answer. Because housing should create homeowners, not just headlines.