Daily News | Reparations are a moral calling for these Germantown Quakers. First up: Help for Black homeowners.
It’s all part of Green Street’s racial justice plan to give reparations to Black residents in Germantown — work it hopes will spread to congregations citywide. Before the pandemic, members became aware of just how much money Green Street had in unrestricted reserves, and they wanted to put those funds to good use. The meeting dates to the 1800s, so “we have old money,” said Gabbreell James, a Green Street member for 15 years who is on its reparations committee.
James, a regional housing coordinator for Self-Determination Housing of Pennsylvania, an organization that advocates for affordable and accessible housing for people with disabilities, said the foundation of many Philadelphians’ problems is housing instability.It’s no easier for Black Philadelphians to become homeowners now than it was 30 years ago
“We felt reflective as everybody was marking a year since the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, a year after the uprisings all over the world about the state violence against Black folks,” she said.
Linda Smalley just turned 63 and figured it was time to make sure her house was in order when she saw a social media post about the clinic. She doesn’t want to leave behind problems for her son. She walked out of the meetinghouse with a copy of her deed and the promise that a lawyer would contact her to finish her will.
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