Chris Coleman served 12 years as mayor of St. Paul. Now, he’s leading Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, one of the largest Habitat affiliates in the nation. 

The local nonprofit housing developer and mortgage lender just received a $13.5 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. 

MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with Coleman about the housing crisis, Habitat’s work in the Twin Cities and how the nonprofit  will use the money to move forward on its goal of expanding home ownership among Black Minnesotans.

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