exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August. "I'm hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular," Scott says. The two wanted to launch an initiative that would create a new city founded by Black families. They hope to incorporate the land they bought into a new Black city, called Freedom, Georgia. "More recently, we've been establishing community land trust, which actually give official land ownership to the community."

Source: CNN September 12, 2020 11:05 UTC