I. The History of Saratoga(Brookland Manor)
II. Black Autonomy
III. A Legal Plan To Save Saratoga
I. History of Saratoga (Brookland Manor)
During a time when the DC government should be giving reparations to descendants of slaves, they are kicking out those same descendants from from their homes.
Brookland Manor, also known as “Saratoga” is a low income apartment complex in the Brentwood neighborhood in NE, D.C. The real estate development company called Midcity is based out of Bethesda, Maryland and has been kicking out residents left in right to prepare for the re-development of Brookland Manor. Hundreds of Black families will not be able to return to Brookland Manor after redevelopment.
I am all for redevelopment but I believe the redevlopment should be for the residents who have been living there.
I also reccommend this article written by Minnie Elliot, an 83 year old Black woman and activist. She is a resident of Brookland Manor and is the president of the Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association.