Broker/Owner of Excellence Realty Evelyn Arnold has been in the business for 50 years. She started as a broker in Compton for 22 years and then moved to Lynwood, where she has been for the last 28 years. When asked about obstacles she encountered along the way, Evelyn shared…
“At the beginning of my career in 1965, there was blatant discrimination. I was working as a cosmetologist at the time. My husband and I purchased investment property and worked with a white broker.
When I got my license, I went to that broker to see if she would hire me. She didn’t take me on because she thought I might hurt the production of her company. People of color were not accepted. The only thing that I recall is that I didn’t accept it as an obstacle. I didn’t think about it. It happened, but I didn’t let it discourage me. Later, I opened my own office."