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Uprooted

“Uprooted”: What a Black Community Lost When a Virginia University Grew

This short documentary reveals a Black community’s decadeslong battle to hold onto its land as officials in Newport News, Virginia, used eminent domain to establish and expand Christopher Newport University.

by Brandi Kellam, Christopher Tyree and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Lisa Riordan Seville, ProPublica,

Local Reporting Network

Uprooted

“Uprooted” Explores How University Expansion and Eminent Domain Led to Black Land Loss

Watch this examination of a Black community’s decadeslong battle to hold onto their land as city officials wielded eminent domain.

by Brandi Kellam, Christopher Tyree and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Lisa Riordan Seville and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, ProPublica,

Local Reporting Network