Posts Tagged ‘land ownership’
40 Acres and a Lie Part 1
Mother Jones’ two-year investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land, only to see it returned to their enslavers.
Read MoreHow One Woman Landed in Jail Over a Fight to Protect Her Family’s Land
One woman’s personal family research helped her identity roots — and land that rightfully belonged to her family — in other states.
Read MoreAfter 50 Years, A Black Woman Developer Is Reclaiming Land Taken From Her Community
With just 0.1% of developers being Black women, Anyeley Hallov’a is building on her own terms and bringing resources back to the community
Read MoreBlack Colorado Ranchers Prevail After Attempts to Run Them Off the Land
A couple who moved inland after facing a hurricane now faces racial aggression from locals, including their neighbors.
Read MoreThis Alabama Cattle Rancher Is Ready for a Legal Battle to Protect His Land
Private developments and railroads are forcing some Black farmers in the south to fight for the land they rightfully own.
Read MoreThis Black Family Won’t Back Down After Court Allows Railroad to Take Their Land
After a judge ruled that a railroad could take their land, landowners in Sparta, Georgia, are appealing the decision to the state’s Supreme Court.
Read MoreSouth Carolina woman posthumously wins settlement over Black ancestral land
The family of a Hilton Head woman who passed while facing a lawsuit over her home by developers is celebrating their win.
Read MoreWhy the Bruce’s Beach $20 million sale isn’t a model for reparations
Andrew W. Kahrl recognizes the significance of Bruce Beach changing hands, yet he also realizes it isn’t the path forward for reparations.
Read MoreLos Angeles to pay $20 million for land previously seized from Black family in 1912
After just a few months, one family has sold California beachfront land back to the same department that sold it to them.
Read MoreForward2023 – National Heirs’ Property Conference
FORWARD 2023, a “boot camp” style event, will offer Master Classes taught by experts and landowners and one-on-one meetings with resource professionals.
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