It was taken from the family by the federal government’s D.C. Commission in 1931. Because they were Black. “The Presence of ...

lies the accumulated evidence of the Jasper family’s prominence. There are framed photos of their patriarch Solomon with various Black dignitaries and a large painting of Martin Luther King Jr., ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Today, for the first time, Project Ricochet held its Black Family Conference on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The event had a singular goal: “That is all ...