Before the blueprints, before the bricks, before the generational wealth — there’s the land.
That belief was the bedrock of the 2025 Black Developers Housing Summit, held March 26–28 at the Renasant Convention Center. Organized by the Black Coalition for Housing, the three-day event brought together real estate professionals, emerging developers, city officials and national thought leaders to explore how land — especially in long-neglected Black neighborhoods — can become a tool for equity, legacy and transformation.
The summit’s tagline, “Underneath it all, is the land,” spoke to more than construction. It was a layered invitation — and a call to action…