Legislators open study into university land grabs that exploited Black Virginians
A screen grab from journalist Brandi Kellam’s presentation to the Commission to Study the History of the Uprooting of Black Communities by Public Institutions of Higher Education (Credit: Brandi Kellam / Virginia Senate Live Session Video Stream)
Virginia’s universities are recognized among the best in the nation. But their expansion has often displaced adjacent communities.
Now, a legislative committee is looking into what impact state universities had on their neighboring Black communities. Brad Kutner has more from the committee’s first meeting.
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