Franklin County homelessness rose 43% in one year. Now Columbus City Council is increasing homeless funding to more than $13 million after the mayor originally proposed less than half that amount. Think about what that really means. If the system was working, why are the numbers exploding? The Black Wall does not grade speeches. It grades outcomes. You cannot celebrate “development” while homelessness rises at the same time. You cannot keep announcing luxury projects, tax abatements, downtown expansion, rising property values and billion dollar investments while thousands of residents are falling into survival mode. This is what happens when cities become more focused on economic optics than economic stability for residents. Young Black people need to pay attention to this. Because homelessness does not begin with tents. It begins with unaffordable rent. It begins with stagnant wages. It begins with schools producing students unprepared for high income industries. It begins with neighborhoods where ownership keeps disappearing while outside investors keep buying everything. The most dangerous part is this, emergency funding is now becoming the solution instead of prevention. That means the system is reacting to collapse instead of preventing collapse. A city cannot call itself successful while the need for shelter rises 43%. The Black Wall asks one question: If billions are flowing into the city, why are more people losing stability? That is the real scorecard.