TAMMY THOMPSON AND MARY HESTER, LEADERS OF THE ANNUAL BLACK EXCELLENCE IN REAL ESTATE AWARDS GALA. THIS YEAR’S EVENT WAS HELD, SEPT. 26, AT THE WINTERGARDEN AT PPG PLACE, DOWNTOWN. (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO)
Black homeownership is a problem in Pittsburgh.
Thirty-three percent, or 1 in 3 African Americans in Pittsburgh, are homeowners. Almost 75 percent, or 3 of 4 Whites in Pittsburgh, are homeowners…