Company cancels apartment building purchase following lawsuit over Black cemetery; might try later
Circuit court judge granted preliminary injunction last month preventing sale
Source: bethesdamagazine.com
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Source: jweekly.com
Housing Opportunities Commission To Appeal Decision Favoring Black Cemetery
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County will appeal a County Circuit Court’s decision to temporarily halt the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda. The property includes a parking lot that sits atop the former Moses Cemetery. Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition filed suit to stop what they consider the desecration of […]
Source: mymcmedia.org
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition Stages 'Victory Press Conference'
Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition held a “victory press conference” Wednesday to celebrate a court ruling that temporarily halted the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments, which has a paved parking lot atop the former Moses Cemetery. “We are still on cloud 12, not just cloud nine. We are still rejoicing,” said Rev. Segun […]
Source: mymcmedia.org
'Bodies of African Americans remain there.' Judge blocks sale of buildings on top of Black cemetery
“The court has an obligation to ensure that such resting place is respected," a judge wrote.
Source: thehill.com