Back in March, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  Marcia Fudge   struck a familiar chord with anyone  who grew up in a Black household. The White House official greeted a room of reporters at a press conference. Upon hearing crickets, she tapped her ear and repeated "good afternoon," appearing fully non-intent on proceeding with the day's briefing until this common courtesy was seen through. The moment led to cackles both in the room and around the nation.  But Fudge has done far more than gently remind a room of White House reporters to speak when spoken to.   The 68-year-old politician sat down with Blavity last week to discuss HUD’s efforts to tackle the housing crisis and help Black communities through the Biden administration’s Build Back Better (BBB) initiative. “The Build Back Better agenda is going to help more people of color and more poor people than anything we’ve done in the history of this country,” she promised. Such a bold declaration comes as the...