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Effective February 1, 2026, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust  (FRFT), in coordination with the American Freedmen Legal Fund  (AFLF), will begin formal enforcement of Soulaan merchandising licensing. This enforcement action applies to any commercial use of the name “Soulaan”—including, but not limited to, apparel, accessories, promotional goods, digital products, events, and branded experiences. What This Means Soulaan is a protected cultural and commercial identifier. Begi

There is ongoing confusion in public discourse about what “lineage repair” actually means and how reparations eligibility is properly established. This confusion often leads to misplaced criticism, misinformation, and emotional reactions that miss the institutional and legal reality. The process is straightforward. Genealogy is the repair. Lineage repair does not mean inventing identity, claiming race, or adopting ideology. It means doing the work of historical reconstruction