Brawley says “there’s a part of your soul that gets affected” when long-time residents are priced out of communities that they helped build and have influence on.
Pastor David K. Brawley is making a name for himself by tackling the affordable housing crisis in Brooklyn, after noticing that Black members of his congregation are leaving the area, according to The New York Times.
Brawley, the pastor of St. Paul Community Baptist Church in the East New York area, noticed how more and more Black families are leaving due to the lack of affordable housing for his congregation members and the community’s residents. The 56-year-old took notice of how it’s hard to lead his flock if people are leaving noticeable numbers, calling it “an unspoken grief” each time one of his congregants announces they can no longer keep up with the cost of living…