New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of #Black Landowners
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The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within #families, known as heirs’ property.

Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the #South, it can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.

#News #Property #RealEstate #Race #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/heirs-property-black-land-loss-disaster-relief-legislation-fletcher

Legislation Seeks to Aid Many Black Landowners in the South

The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within families, known as heirs’ property. Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the South, it can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.

^ProPublica

The Family #Photographs That Helped Us Investigate How a University Displaced a #Black Community
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A longtime resident of the Shoe Lane area in #Virginia chronicled the life of his community as it was demolished by Christopher Newport University.

His photographs helped a reporter seek #accountability.

#News #Richmond #Race #RealEstate #Property #Community #Education

https://www.propublica.org/article/family-photos-of-shoe-lane-destruction

Photos Document the Demolition of a Black Community in Virginia

A longtime resident of the Shoe Lane area in Virginia chronicled the life of his community as it was demolished by Christopher Newport University. His photographs helped a reporter seek accountability.

^ProPublica