{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ed31524334d02345bdb78/695ed332313b808065e1a0b4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Build Black Better","description":"<p>Baltimore is one of many aging American cities that is plagued with both a lack of affordable housing, and a surplus of vacant homes. But a local non-profit is addressing both those issues, and teaching community members to rebuild their neighborhoods one house at a time. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Shelley Halstead, who founded <a href=\"https://blackwomenbuild.org/\">Black Women Build</a> in Baltimore. </p><p><br></p><p>Guest: Shelley Halstead, founder of Black Women Build</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel</p><p><br></p><p><em>You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/awordplus</em></a><em> for just $15 a month for your first three months.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}