Founder of the Greenline Initiative and LocalCode Kansas City, Ajia Morris, is creating vehicles that increase generational wealth through redistributing ownership in historically marginalized and excluded communities. In addition to creating opportunities for low to moderate-income community members to invest in commercial real estate, Ajia helps transform renters into homeowners by providing access to nontraditional financing and creating a marketplace for investment. Ajia is devoted to revitalizing and transforming the neighborhoods on the Eastside of Kansas City, Missouri, by empowering families and providing them with opportunities to build wealth by investing in their communities through real estate development projects.
Ajia received her BSBA in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. She earned her JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. In addition, she has served in various leadership roles in the public and nonprofit sectors, advocating for reparations, education workforce, and health equity. She is a wife, a mother of four, and a proud resident of the urban core. She is passionate about leveraging resources to positively impact as many vulnerable groups as possible.