Legal Fight To Honor Former Moses Cemetery Continues
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) had its two days in court this week in a years-long effort to honor their formerly enslaved ancestors buried in Moses Cemetery on River Road… Read More
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African Cemetery Coalition Pickets County Juneteenth Event
Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) passed out flyers and relayed their message through a megaphone that everyone should boycott Sunday’s Montgomery County’s Juneteenth celebration. According to BACC… Read More
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition Celebrates Partial Court Victory
Moses Cemetery on River Road in Bethesda “likely” still holds the remains of those once buried on what is now the Westwood Tower Apartments, according to a ruling by the… Read More
Bethesda African Cemetery Members Display Bones at Budget Forum
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, frustrated with its lack of progress to convince Montgomery County to preserve land in Bethesda where it believes an African American cemetery was once located, poured… Read More
Supporters of Moses Cemetery Boycott County Juneteenth Celebration But Still Honor the Day
Supporters of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BAAC) chose to hold their own Juneteenth celebrations Monday rather than attend any events sponsored by a county government they believe continues to… Read More
Beltway Expansion Faces Federal Lawsuits
Four Maryland organizations filed a lawsuit to the U.S. District Court in Maryland on Oct. 11 to prevent a highway expansion project aimed at widening stretches of Interstate 270 and… Read More
Housing Opportunities Commission To Appeal Decision Favoring Black Cemetery
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County will appeal a County Circuit Court’s decision to temporarily halt the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda. The property includes a parking… Read More
Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition Stages ‘Victory Press Conference’
Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition held a “victory press conference” Wednesday to celebrate a court ruling that temporarily halted the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments, which has a… Read More
Court Hearing on Sale of Land that Includes Former Black Cemetery Features Powerful Testimony
After almost 12 hours of testimony Monday, a preliminary injunction on whether to allow the Housing Opportunities Commission to sell land in Bethesda that was a former Black cemetery will… Read More