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Beginning in 2026, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) will formally launch two structured participation pathways designed to support Verified Freedmen Beneficiaries in protecting assets, maintaining continuity, and preparing for long-term generational stability—without forcing a single solution on everyone. These programs were created in response to one simple reality: not every beneficiary is ready, willing, or able to navigate private trust creation immediately, yet

There has been ongoing confusion and, in some cases, misinformation about whether people are charged to participate in this work. This clarification is necessary and definitive: The Trust, the Freedmen Nation PMA, and the Beneficiary framework do not charge anything. Beneficiaries Are Never Charged Individuals recognized or protected as Beneficiaries under the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust are never charged to: Be named or recognized as a Beneficiary Maintain Beneficiary st

Farms are rarely lost through paperwork alone. They are worn down at the borders —through repeated trespass, fence interference, access obstruction, and intimidation that slowly erodes control of the land. For both large working farms and smaller agricultural properties, border protection is the real battleground. The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) was structured to address this reality with a lawful, supplemental protection framework that combines boundary definitio

The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust was created to operate with clarity, discipline, and long-term protection for Verified Freedmen. As the Trust grows, so do the responsibilities that come with managing revenue, programs, and participant-based economic activity. One of the most important structural decisions made by the Trust was the adoption of a Subchapter T tax framework—not as a change in identity, but as a safeguard. This decision was intentional, measured, and rooted i

The Soulaan structure was not formed as a trend, a movement, or a public-facing organization. It was established deliberately under private trust law to protect a people-based classification, preserve authorship, and prevent misclassification or external capture. At the center of this structure is Dwayne Coleman II, recognized as the originator and People-holder of the Soulaan classification. Why Trust Law Was Used Trust law was selected because it provides something most pub

Beginning in 2026, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) will launch the Freedmen Historical Marker Program—a national effort created for the past and the present of our Verified Freedmen. This program is not only about remembering where our ancestors stood. It is about affirming where Verified Freedmen stand today—with continuity, documentation, and public recognition rooted in truth. Past: Restoring What Was Interrupted Across the United States, Freedmen communities bu

Men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces understand duty, structure, and sacrifice. Military service is built on clear records, verified identity, and lawful standing. These same principles are at the core of Freedmen Nation. For U.S. Military Veterans who are Descendants of American Slaves™, joining Freedmen Nation is not about symbolism. It is about status protection, historical accuracy, and lawful support—backed by governance, verification, and legal adv

The public discussion around “Freedmen” has long suffered from a fundamental weakness: vagueness. The term is invoked as history, identity, or moral claim, but rarely as a legally operable status . That gap has prevented enforceability, continuity, and accountability. The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust resolves this problem by doing something materially different. It does not rely on narrative recognition. It establishes status —specifically, Beneficiary Status under trust

There is a quiet land crisis in the United States that almost no one is talking about. An estimated up to 6 million acres of land in this country are legally tied to Freedmen heirs—descendants of people enslaved in the United States—who do not know the land exists, do not know they are heirs, or cannot legally access it because their genealogy was never completed. This land was not lost by accident. It was lost through displacement, intimidation, and the deliberate breakdown

Published by: Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust Date: December 2025 A Historic Pushback Against Global Overreach On September 22, 2025, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) issued a formal legal and cultural enforcement notice to the African Union’s Sixth Region USA affiliate. The letter—delivered directly to the administrators of AU6RG.org —challenged the African Union’s unauthorized and false representation of Freedmen of the United States, the lineal descendants of per

Heir property is one of the most overlooked issues affecting Freedmen families today. Land passes down through generations without clear paperwork, and over time it becomes vulnerable—mismanaged, quietly sold, or lost altogether. Many families don’t realize there’s a problem until decades later. Recently, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) worked with a beneficiary who believed their family land might be at risk. What we found is a situation many families will recogni

In March 2025, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) formally submitted a records request and supporting documentation to the U.S. Department of the Treasury concerning the historical custodianship, governance, and fiduciary legacy of the Freedman’s Savings Bank. This submission was not symbolic. It was structured, documented, and supported by historical declarations, affidavits, and archival references establishing why the Freedman’s Savings Bank remains a central insti

For decades, the status of descendants of American slavery—often referred to as “Freedmen”—existed in public discourse without legal structure, verification, or protection. It appeared in speeches, grant programs, census categories, and political rhetoric, yet lacked one critical element required in law: a lawful authority capable of defining, verifying, and protecting the status. The result was predictable. The status became diluted, misclassified, and vulnerable to misuse.

There is a critical distinction that must be clearly understood when discussing Freedmen status: People may be descendants, but they are not recognized as Freedmen until they are verified. This is not a matter of opinion or gatekeeping. It is the difference between an unverified claim and a documented civil status that can be lawfully recognized, protected, and defended. That distinction also raises an important question: Who has the authority to verify Freedmen status, and w

As the Soulaan Autochthonous Identity Classification gains visibility, more people are beginning to understand what Soulaan truly represents: a culturally distinct, lineage-based identity authored by Dwayne Coleman II, rooted in the autochthonous evolution of a specific people on U.S. soil. But with this growth has come a critical point of clarification: Identifying as Soulaan does not replace the need for Freedmen Verification. And for anyone whose lineage ties back to U.S.

For years, consumer DNA companies have pushed a comforting narrative: “You come from Africa, so Africa is your biological home.” It sounds good. It feels connecting. But organ science—kidneys, hearts, lungs, livers, marrow—tells a completely different story. Freedmen consistently match other Freedmen inside the United States, not donors in Africa. And when Freedmen relocate to African countries based on a DNA test, the medical system forces them back to the U.S. the moment th

On December, 2025, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) and the American Freedmen Legal Fund (AFLF) initiated a coordinated national action to correct a long-standing scientific and regulatory problem affecting millions of descendants of U.S. chattel slavery. For the first time, FRFT issued formal written notices to: 1. Every major commercial DNA testing company , including Ancestry 23andMe FamilyTreeDNA MyHeritage LivingDNA African Ancestry, Inc. 2. Multiple federal ag

The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) has finalized an important advancement in lineage protection with the completion of Amendment No. 1 to the Soulaan Status-Based Trademark License Agreement. This amendment reinforces the legal and commercial framework surrounding Soulaan as a verified, status-based classification rooted in autochthonous U.S. lineage. This development reflects months of careful coordination between FRFT and Dwayne Coleman II — the official Trademar

A Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust Educational Case Study In many families, the first sign that old land still exists comes from something small — a tax notice, a deed fragment, or, in this case, a letter from 1980 discussing mineral rights under a property no one could locate. For more than 40 years, the family didn’t know: Where the land was located Who the current listed owner was Whether the property still existed at all Why a mineral rights company contacted them in the f

The American Freedmen Legal Fund continues to demonstrate why Verified Freedmen place their trust in the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust and its governance framework. This week, two major advocacy outcomes were achieved on behalf of beneficiaries under the authority of the Primary Trustee. 1. A Settlement Offer Successfully Doubled One of our Verified beneficiaries recently received an initial settlement offer. After reviewing the terms, the beneficiary—supported by the Prima