As Kansas City’s first Black-owned housing co-op, Parade Park helped residents pursue the American Dream of owning a home and building a community. But after 60 years, it’s uncertain if it can survive foreclosure and redevelopment.⁠ ⁠ Diane Charity, who lived in Parade Park for 30 years along with several of her family members, cherishes photographs and memories from her time there.⁠ ⁠ Parade Park Homes today is not the safe, comfortable neighborhood that Charity remembers. Of its 510 townhome units, only about half are occupied. Many are boarded up, and even inhabited units show the marks of decades of wear and tear.⁠ ⁠ But for Charity and many of the other current or former residents, Parade Park is more than decades of neglect. More than just another aging property now likely destined for redevelopment.⁠ ⁠ It’s a Black community built on empowerment and ownership.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for the story.⁠ ⁠ (Images: @rebekah.grace.s • Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga/KCUR 89.3)