Bernadette Atuahene, Author of "PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America"

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses her research on deed theft and racist housing policies that have systematically undermined Black homeownership in America. From redlining to property tax discrimination, she reveals how these practices continue to strip wealth from Black communities and offers solutions through her Dignity Restoration Project. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.
0:05.0	She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.
0:11.7	She got a message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.
0:17.3	She's standing up to the evil.
0:19.9	And making sure that we all grow strong enough
0:22.5	To break these change we're in
0:24.2	They keep us in this painful condition
0:26.8	She gave us truth and division
0:29.5	That's why we listen
0:31.3	She break it down, down, down, down, down
0:34.6	Down, down
0:35.6	She break it down, down, down, down, down there are so many ways that we can explore how we learn more information how we use
0:51.1	that information to help make our communities better and this topic is one that is pretty close to home for me.
0:56.0	Because my home is in Brooklyn, I have given sort of a, I don't know if you could saw it,
1:01.3	a front row seat, but I have been able to see up close and in person what it looks like
1:06.1	when governments, when agencies, when elements of each conspire and private individuals conspire in ways
1:13.2	that end up defrauding black owned homes from the ownership. We have this situation in Brooklyn,
1:20.7	really throughout all of New York City, called deed theft. I'm sure many of you have experienced
1:24.4	similar things in your communities where basically you are minding
1:27.6	your own homeowner business and next thing you know some strange person has a piece of your title
1:32.1	they've got a piece of they got a mortgage taken out in the name of your house or then in your
1:36.1	name as a homeowner and it is a absolutely tragic situation and this is not the first time this has
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