Christopher Tyree

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...

Sep 9, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Christopher Tyree

Posted Tuesday, September 10, 2024 11:32 am Anne Adams drove her 27-year-old Mazda over the gently rolling hills of Highland County, Virginia, a faded but prominent “Press” sticker glued to the front windshield.

Apr 22, 2024 | propublica.org | Logan Jaffe |Brandi Kellam |Louis Hansen |Christopher Tyree

In the second half of the 20th century, the establishment and expansion of public universities across Virginia uprooted Black families, hindering their efforts to accumulate wealth in the most American way — homeownership. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. James and Barbara Johnson flip through a book of their memories.

Mar 13, 2024 | propublica.org | Brandi Kellam |Louis Hansen |Gabriel Sandoval |Christopher Tyree

In the second half of the 20th century, the establishment and expansion of public universities across Virginia uprooted Black families, hindering their efforts to accumulate wealth in the most American way — homeownership. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Virginia Center for Investigative Reporting at WHRO. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.

Dec 18, 2023 | whro.org | Christopher Tyree

BY JIM MORRISON The meetings to discuss Norfolk’s $2.7 billion storm risk plan were on opposite sides of the Elizabeth River, a month apart in March and April 2023. The first gathered leaders of some of the city’s poorest Black neighborhoods on the south side, people who consider themselves afterthoughts often ignored by city leaders focused on boosting downtown.