Using Detroit as a lens, PLUNDERED by @ProfAtuahene is a deep examination of racist policies that undermine Black homeownership in America. Publishing 1/28/25, but you can pre-order now! . #PlunderedHomes

The Michigan Constitution clearly says that no properties should be assessed at more than more than 50% of its market value, yet, between 2009-2015, the city of Detroit assessed as many as 85% of homes above 50% of their market value!. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax

Unfair tax burdens lead to unpaid bills and property seizures, destroying the best chance for families to build generational wealth. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter

More than 100,000 properties have been foreclosed upon for nonpayment of property taxes since 2011. This is the highest number of tax foreclosures in any city since the Great Depression!. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit

“Detroit. Stay strong Detroit. There ain’t no city like you.” -Dr. Cornel West. We will continue to fight against Detroit’s illegally inflated property taxes!. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter

🎙️📻 Detroit, this one’s a must-listen. On Michigan Public NPR’s Stateside, host April Baer sits down with Professor Bernadette Atuahene — author of Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America — for a powerful conversation about:. 🏚️ How racist

Detroit’s property overtaxation crisis is a public health crisis! Not only does foreclosure devastate families, it causes systemic harm that black Detroiters unjustly bear the brunt of. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit

What happened in 2015 is still happening today! Detroit overassesses homeowners with the lowest valued homes at higher rates than wealthy homeowners. #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter

🎥☕ 1 minute of community power. At our last Coffee & Stories, we laughed, we cried, we got real — and we raised our voices loud and clear:. 💥 Treasurer Sabree, enact another foreclosure moratorium in 2025 for owner-occupied Detroit homes worth under $50K!.Because every story

Minorities in the U.S. face higher property taxes, revealing a widespread failure by governments to achieve property tax equity. #TaxEquity #SocialJustice #StopIllegalForeclosures #PropertyTax #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter

🤔Did you know?🤔. Detroit has displaced over 100,000 families since 2009 with property tax foreclosures. #PropertyTaxFacts #StopIllegalForeclosures #MakeItRight #PropertyTax #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter #CoalitionForPropertyTaxJustice

🤔Did you know?🤔. Millage rates are how property taxes are calculated, and see how much higher they are in Detroit than anywhere else in Michigan. #PropertyTaxFacts #KnowYourTaxes #StopIllegalForeclosures #MakeItRight #PropertyTax #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice

☕🧡 Mark your calendars, Detroit!. Coffee & Stories returns Saturday, September 6th, 2025 at Eastside Community Network (4401 Conner St.) from 10:30 AM–12 PM — and we want YOU in the circle. Come sip something warm, speak your truth, and build community with neighbors who care.

🤔What is Generational Wealth?🤔. Thousands of Detroiters have lost generational wealth due to illegal overtaxation. #StopIllegalForeclosures #MakeItRight #PropertyTax #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #PropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter #CoalitionForPropertyTaxJustice

🏠💔 “That’s where we used to gather to bring the family together.”. Bonita Anderson bought her Baltimore home in 2009 — a hard-earned dream, a space for her five kids and eight grandkids to grow and gather. But last week, that cherished home hit the market for $540,000 — and

🗳️🚨 DETROIT — TODAY is Primary Election Day!.This vote will decide who moves forward to become your next Mayor and City Council members — leaders who will shape Detroit’s future on housing, property taxes, and justice. We’ve done the homework so you can vote informed. 📋 Our

📑💥 Still think your home is overvalued — even after the Board of Review’s decision?. You’re not out of options. 🆘 Watch our latest instructional video to learn how to fill out the Property Tax Appeal Petition Form — your next step to fight back. 🏠 If you believe the Board got.

📰👀 Required reading. In The New Yorker, Idrees Kahloon asks:. What are we missing about the racial wealth gap?. Spoiler: A lot — including what happened right here in Detroit. 📚 The article highlights Professor Bernadette Atuahene’s powerful work on how illegal property tax

☕🔥 It’s Coffee & Stories Day, Detroit!.Join us TODAY — Saturday, August 2nd from 10:30 AM to 12 PM at The Commons (7900 Mack Ave, Detroit, MI 48214) for a powerful morning of community, connection, and truth-telling. 🧡.Grab a cup, pull up a chair, and add your voice to the

Between 2010 and 2016, the city of Detroit unconstitutionally overtaxed residents $600 million!. #StopIllegalForeclosures #MakeItRight #BlackHomesMatter #Detroit #CoalitionForPropertyTaxJustice #DetroitDeservesBetter #HousingIsAHumanRight

🏚️💔 These homes didn’t just fall apart — they were taken. Abandoned. Boarded. Forgotten. But behind every door is a family that was forced out by illegal overtaxation and foreclosure. 🎥 This isn’t urban decay. It’s what happens when justice fails. #AbandonedDetroit