Freedmen News

The American Freedmen Legal Fund and the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust have completed a comprehensive report regarding Lansing School District’s handling of the Sakir Everett disciplinary matter. The report is based on Lansing School District’s own FOIA responses, Board records, disciplinary templates, internal consultation records, Student and Family Handbook, and final incident-record denial. Readers can review the full FRFT/AFLF report here: https://drive.google.com/fil

The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust, American Freedmen Legal Fund, and Freedmen Nation are issuing this public advisory regarding Juneteenth-related listings appearing on Eventbrite. Eventbrite is now communicating directly with Freedmen Nation, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust, and the American Freedmen Legal Fund concerning our formal notice, certified letter, and compliance report regarding Juneteenth activities on its platform. Our concern is not ordinary community cel

The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust and the American Freedmen Legal Fund are moving forward with a formal request to Scholarships.com asking that Verified Freedmen / American Freedmen be added as a recognized scholarship category. This request is not an attack on private scholarships. It is not an attack on students. It is not an attack on any community receiving educational support. This is about lawful consistency, status-based recognition, and the continued erasure of Amer