Building Black Wealth Day in Birmingham Puts Spotlight on Homeownership

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Jeremiah Allen Spillers wants to form an LLC (Limited Liability Company) to manage rental properties in Birmingham. The 24-year-old San Antonio, Texas native on Saturday attended the Building Black Wealth Tour Community Day at New Rising Star Baptist Church located at 7400 London Avenue in Birmingham’s East Lake community. More than 25,000 individuals on Saturday April 13 flocked to events nationwide, marking the National Building Black Wealth Day as designated by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). In over 100 cities, including Birmingham, seminars and one-on-one sessions delved into a wide range of topics, from homeownership and property investment to business startups and other wealth-building opportunities. Spillers attended one of the sessions in the Magic City titled, “What To Do With Big Momma’s House” and for good reason. His family moved to Birmingham 10 years ago so his mom could be closer to her hometown of Selma, he said. “We own a farm down in Selma and we have a lot of family ties to that farm.  And that’s another reason why I wanted to come here … is to understand what goes into the next steps of passing that...