Brandi Kellam
Reporter at ProPublica
🏆Emmy award-winning journalist and film director | ✍🏾: @ProPublica @CBSNews @MSNBC @Essence | 🎓: @UNC @NewhouseSU 🐘: #DST1913 ✉️: [email protected]
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Jan 21, 2025 |
propublica.org | Brandi Kellam |Christopher Tyree |Louis Hansen |Lisa Riordan Seville
Skip to main content Close Close Creative Commons Donate Email Add Email Facebook Instagram Mastodon Facebook Messenger Mobile Podcast Print ProPublica Search Secure WhatsApp YouTube “Uprooted”: What a Black Community Lost When a Virginia University Grew This short documentary reveals a Black community’s decadeslong battle to hold onto its land as officials in Newport News, Virginia, used eminent domain to establish and expand Christopher Newport University. Republish This Story for Free...
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Nov 19, 2024 |
ewa.org | Brandi Kellam
In April 2021, I was searching for a local journalism story tied to racial inequality, inspired by my experience covering the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis the year before. With the support of Columbia University’s Lipman Fellowship, I turned my attention to communities near where I grew up in Virginia.
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Sep 20, 2024 |
pilotonline.com | Brandi Kellam
A Newport News task force, one of two recently established groups in Virginia investigating the historic displacement of Black communities by the state’s public universities, is facing allegations that it has not been open about its operations. The six-member local government and university joint initiative, along with a separate 19-member statewide panel, is seeking potential redress for Black residents that were uprooted to make way for university expansion.
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Sep 20, 2024 |
dailyprogress.com | Brandi Kellam
A Newport News task force, one of two recently established groups in Virginia investigating the historic displacement of Black communities by the state’s public universities, is facing allegations that it has not been open about its operations. The six-member local government and university joint initiative, along with a separate nineteen-member statewide panel, is seeking potential redress for Black residents that were uprooted to make way for university expansion.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
virginiamercury.com | Brandi Kellam
A Newport News task force, one of two recently established groups in Virginia investigating the historic displacement of Black communities by the state’s public universities, is facing allegations that it has not been open about its operations. The six-member local government and university joint initiative, along with a separate nineteen-member statewide panel, is seeking potential redress for Black residents that were uprooted to make way for university expansion.
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"Uprooted" uncovers a long-buried history of displacement, loss, and resistance. Through archives & firsthand accounts, it traces how a Black community in Newport News was uprooted for a university. These BTS moments show the people & stories that brought this history to light. https://t.co/wmti6oBaY8
Join me in Newport News on March 20 for a special screening of my Emmy award-winning documentary Uprooted and a discussion on community displacement! I’ll be joined by two impacted community members and a historian for a powerful discussion! @HOMEofVA @CanHeadquarters https://t.co/sqbkIuPRgr
The @CityofNN Newport News City Council is expected to receive an update today from the working group it tasked with examining the decisions that led to the displacement of a historic Black community. Stay tuned for updates!