Ms. Vannessa Mason Evans is a community advocate for affordable housing along with safe, clean, healthy environments. She fights for the rights of black, brown, and indigenous people of the Bragtown Community and Durham. It is her belief that all human beings have the right to live in a home or space that is safe; warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. Ms. Evans is also fighting for safe streets, sidewalks, and bus stops. She is also in hopes of a brighter future for everyone's children and communities.