For decades Black families have borne the brunt of land grabs, with many saying they had little or no recourse. Where is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it.
Beverly Moore's family home in Richmond was taken through eminent domain. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMattersWhere is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it. Though hundreds seek this help, founder Kavon Ward says her group focuses on a few cases at a time.
“It was a privilege to buy our home for my mom; it was something she was unable to do,” Moore said recently.In 1993 the city of Richmond seized the home through eminent domain to make way for a drainage system linked to the Richmond Parkway, which connects the city with a bridge into Marin County.Eminent domain is when a government takes private property for public use, often to construct roads, highways, schools or for some other public purpose.
Today Moore, a retired mental health case manager living in Fairfield, believes she has a chance to one day call that land home again., an organization that helps Black families across the country regain land taken through eminent domain, fraudulent wills, or other means. The for-profit organization says it provides advocacy, research and media consulting and charges between $35 a session to $3,333 for the full package of services.
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