The Cost of Staying: Black Nashville & Affordability Challenge Symposium
About this Event
The Nashville Black Literacy Coalition invites local community members to an in-person symposium on affordability and what it takes for Black families to remain in Nashville.
Event details
- Date: Monday, November 30, 2026
- Time: 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Roland Parrish Center, Fisk University, 17th Avenue N & Jackson
- Refreshments will be served.
- RSVP: Register here
Join Read Up, Speak Up: The Cost of Staying for an open community conversation about what it really takes for Black families to stay in the city they helped build.
Featuring
- Dr. LesLeigh Ford, Urban Institute
- Hasina Mohyuddin, Metro Social Services
About the report
The discussion centers on Affordability Challenges for African Americans in Nashville: Enduring Legacies & Emerging Issues, the 17th annual Community Needs Evaluation (CNE), released by Metro Social Services on April 14, 2026. Findings include:
- 18% of Black Nashvillians live in poverty, compared with 11.9% citywide.
- Black borrowers pay an average of $3,364 more in closing costs.
- Black families can afford a median-priced home in fewer than 1% of Nashville neighborhoods.
- Black Nashvillians live five fewer years than white Nashvillians.
Read the full report before you come.
Why Read Up, Speak Up?
Learn together, understand the numbers shaping our neighborhoods, and ask hard questions. Leave with facts to speak up for your family and community, and be part of the solution. Community organizations, advocates, and faith leaders can use the report to guide neighborhood work, push for policy change, and hold policymakers accountable.
You don’t need to be an expert. Bring your questions, thoughts, ideas, and stories—your experience matters. The event is open to everyone; bring your family and a neighbor. Please forward the invitation to your network.
Where is it happening?
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