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 […]
Moses cemetery
October 28, 2021 |
October 27, 2021 |
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 […]
September 27, 2021 |
Court Hearing on Sale of Land that Includes Former Black Cemetery Features Powerful Testimony
After almost 12 hours of testimony Monday, a preliminary injunction on whether to allow the Housing Opportunities Commission to sell land in Bethesda that was a former Black cemetery will continue Friday. Judge Karla Smith of Montgomery County Circuit Court scheduled closing arguments for late Friday afternoon on whether the HOC’s proposed sale of Westwood […]
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