McGee avoids foreclosure

May. 22 |   After a year-long journey fighting her wrongful foreclosure, Rose McGee has won a settlement with CitiMortgage and Fannie Mae. “We are working on final details for a settlement resolution, and I will be staying in my home,” said McGee. Seventy...

Judge orders mediation over McGee home foreclosure

Apr. 10 |       Rep. Ellison joins rally to halt eviction   By Becky Dernbach Contributing Writer     Last week more than 50 community members rallied in support of Rose McGee as she faced off against Fannie Mae in settlement court...

Stand with Rose McGee: She is like us

Nov. 7 |   If you haven’t heard by now, you should have heard that our friend Rose McGee is in danger of losing her house. The long and the short of it is that because of a brief unemployment she got behind on her mortgage. Citi-Mortgage made her think...

Black farmers fight to retain land ownership

Oct. 10 |   Modern-day struggle renews, redefines 40-acers-and-a-mule promise   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Land ownership, which signaled both privilege and power, was a European concept brought to the country. “The way we think about...