Montgomery County circuit court judge Karla Smith

October 28, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Housing Opportunities Commission To Appeal Decision Favoring Black Cemetery

The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County will appeal a County Circuit Court’s decision to temporarily halt the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda. The property includes a parking lot that sits atop the former Moses Cemetery. Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition filed suit to stop what they consider the desecration of […]

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October 27, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition Stages ‘Victory Press Conference’

Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition held a “victory press conference” Wednesday to celebrate a court ruling that temporarily halted the sale of Westwood Tower Apartments, which has a paved parking lot atop the former Moses Cemetery. “We are still on cloud 12, not just cloud nine. We are still rejoicing,” said Rev. Segun […]

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