slave – ANDREA ROBERTS

Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice: Preserving the Gift of Black Sacred Music

Nov 6, 2014Andrea RobertsUncategorizedafrican american, black, gospel, sacred, slave

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Dead Assets: Endangered Cemeteries, Sacred Spaces of African America

Jun 20, 2014Andrea RobertsUncategorizedadvocacy, african american, ancestors, black, Black women, cemetery, church, family, fringe, history, Houston, justice, land, legislative, planning, reparations, rural, slave, Texas

By Andrea Roberts* I spoke yesterday with Jeremy Nelloms, descendant of Nancy Bradshaw. Nancy Bradshaw was a former slave who attained an impressive 300 acres of land after emancipation located in today’s northeast Houston, Texas. The land is located a few blocks off I-10 East. Her family still owns the land, and the historic African…