The Birth of Homecrest & Co. — Creating Light in a City That Wanted Darkness

Jul 13, 2025

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by

Jennifer L. Dayton

in Personal Narrative

The Moment of Realization (March 2023) Late March 2023 hit me like a weight: I was living a life others would envy — a six-figure corporate sales job, constant travel, closing deals, yet I hadn’t felt truly alive in years.…
Before the Walls Were Drawn: The Roots of Housing Injustice in Kalamazoo

Jul 4, 2025

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by

Jennifer L. Dayton

in Civil & Human Rights, Housing Injustice

Photo Credit: Kalamazoo Public Library, Local History Collection

About the author

I’m the founder and executive director of the Kalamazoo Justice Project, Inc. a writer, advocate, and entrepreneur committed to exposing the systems that uphold housing discrimination and civil injustice in our communities. What began as a personal fight for fairness evolved into a broader mission to hold local institutions accountable. Through lived experience and relentless research, I document what others are too afraid—or too protected—to confront. This platform is my way of telling the truth: not just for myself, but for others who’ve been ignored, displaced, or silenced by a system designed to fail them. My writing is rooted in history, guided by evidence, and driven by the urgency of now.