93-year-old great grandmother fighting to keep her home | Morning in America
A 93-year-old Hilton Head woman has been fighting to keep her home that’s been in her family since the Civil War. Developers have been trying to force her to sell her land, claiming her home is encroaching on their land.
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No one at 93 should be fighting for their home 🤬
@vickieflowers-williams9691
Жыл бұрын
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@duncan8345
Жыл бұрын
@@vickieflowers-williams9691Yea, what you said.❤💯
@deborahskinner5694
Жыл бұрын
Why hell not? White people always taking something or stealing what's not there.
@whyputaname
Жыл бұрын
Amen to that 👍🙏. People don't have respect for the elderly.. Only their bottom line..
They have no issue collecting property tax for years but then want to claim its not her land??? SMH Evil.
@user-ti3vy4mf6p
Жыл бұрын
Best supporting evidence. She paid the taxes on it. Leave her alone and don't mess with her land. There is a Prophecy among the Geechees that the island will eventually sink anyway. ...Too much development and no respect for the Gullah Resting Ground. Comes with unforeseen consequences.❤❤❤
@baileybutterfly320
Жыл бұрын
Truly!!! They’ve done this to blacks for years
@andriaolopwi6871
Жыл бұрын
@@baileybutterfly320b******* it is not because she's black is because she has property they want😂 they do this to white people to in fact in our state we've had several white Farmers have to fight off Developers and even the state to keep their property as many as Farmland gets taken by the government as eminent domain it has nothing to do with color😂 stop being a victim for the hell up by the way I look it up not white
@LakeshiaMcGee
Жыл бұрын
Pure evil 😢 sad
@HSR-bk5qb
11 ай бұрын
The property tax is how they are stealing their land. ALL of the Gullah Geechee lands have been under attack because of brazen abuse of these bogus laws. They trying to force them to leave by this means. Again, they tried, but they failed, as the protection of these Black lands and legacies is steadfast.
WOW, SHE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. I HOPE I LOOK THAT GOOD IF I LIVE TO BE THAT AGE. GOOD FOR HER FOR STANDING UP FOR HER RIGHTS. ✌🏼😊
God protection be around this precious lady, her family and property.
@delham7004
Жыл бұрын
Amen🙏🏾!
@deborahskinner5694
Жыл бұрын
Amen! Amen!
@user-ti3vy4mf6p
Жыл бұрын
May The Most HIGH plead this woman case before all men and put those greedy, heartless developers to shame.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@Sunfloweroneflower
Жыл бұрын
❤🙏🏻 amen
@user-xe1rw8mu4e
11 ай бұрын
Amen
I can't wait to see her victory for winning her case and getting some money for the harassment from those bullies.
Stand strong Josephine Wright ✊🏾
@shelleywinters2582
11 ай бұрын
We stand with u Josephine !!! So happy u have Mr. Tyler Perry in your corner, so tired of big business picking on regular folks!!! Stay strong Sista 🧚🏻
I hope she wins, I have heard of this happening numerous times throughout the years. ❤
Such a beautiful lady and her granddaughter! She is smart and articulate! I hope her attorney workes hard in Her best interest and she and her family for years to come will be able to enjoy this family homestead! I would think that there is something here with the gulahgeechee history in the family!
I stand with Mrs. Josephine Wright!!
I thank News Nation for covering this story! This dear woman has been here for 93 years and she has lived long enough to enjoy her final years!
I hope this scheme will bed investigated and EVERYBODY involved should be held accountable!
THESE greedy developers see nothing but money that can be made.
This family's patience amazes me. I thank GOD that African Americans have goals, dreams,and leave legacies. Opposition is a fierce evil now and has been for centuries. In the mighty name of Jesus please pray for this families' victory. Continued Support. I thank GOD for anyone who is trying to right a wrong. Grace and Peace!
@deborahskinner5694
Жыл бұрын
I Agree 💯 It's time.
This company that be very ashamed of causing nothing but frustration for Miss Josephine and her family. But I declare and decree that no weapon formed against her or her family shall prosper. This developer her enemy will flee in Jesus name amen. Queen Josephine I am with you. God bless you and pray that God continue his keep his good hands up on you
@deborahskinner5694
Жыл бұрын
They should, but they are wicked, evil demonic, greedy, racist .
She is going to be alright leave this woman alone 93 years old you people should be ashamed of yourselves trying to take this lady property ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When developers or the city want your land they pull all kinds of dirty tricks, me and my grandfather fought hard in our own land battle, but eventually it became such an uphill battle with no way of winning it without a miraculous occurrence, that loss still weighs so heavy on my heart and I get so very anxious even passing the roads and parking lots that now stand where we once played and gathered, where we grew our food and tended to the trees and the animals, memories are something worth holding onto and a true blessing, but so is preservation of your family's history and the grounds hallowed by the harmony of love. Don't give up, I'm glad you have some people backing you up as the greedy tyrants attempt their malevolent injustices upon yet another innocent person who merely desires to hold onto what is rightfully theirs. Stay strong and stand tall.
#ReturnmineralsVa #JusticeforFreemanestates Don't give up Mrs Josephine Wright may no weapon formed against you prosper Amen
Leave this woman alone. T. Perry make a movie of this.
May God continue to give your entire family Blessings the Freeman family Halifax Va Virginiav #Returnmin
PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED.
sending positive vibes and thoughts. all the best on your quest.! ☺️😊 * 93 year olds don’t deserve this stress and heartache. bureaucratic rot.! 🤔🙄 ✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻
It's outrageous for a 93 year old to have to fight like this!
I hope & pray she wins. These big developers cannot be allowed to push everyone around. She’s so courageous to stand up to them.
Keeping fighting in faith in jesus name amen ❤ God bless you
This is a David verse Goliath situation. Stand strong I hope you get help from your community
Man she looks so good. i hope you get the support and respect you deserve
Donate to their gofundme account if you can. Even a small amount shows support, and it will add up. Humble people everywhere are being taken advantage of and it will stop when we all speak out and say NO like Ms.Wright is doing.
@bluesky7288
9 ай бұрын
Her family is very well educated and prosperous
First of all by law if she lived in the house for 30+ years & pay taxes & up keep the property she is the owner whether she was officially on tho deed or not. Secondly who according to them is the owner of the property allegedly and it’s more willing to give away the property to them? Thirdly, you should make sure your property deed is up to date, current & correct & has all the owners listed on record. Fourth, you need to file counter claim against this company & Fifth what’s the survey of the property says? you have to establish clean boundaries between the properties & allow for easement. You can put it fence on your property line too to make the separation & they can not trespass or it will constitute criminal trespassing. Sixth, property deed should have survey & specified the property location, size, and property should be clearly marked with survey’s marks. These are sometime very hard to find since they are in-ground but the marking should have portion sticking out of the ground. Usually these are metal green colors pin/stakes but these can be moved accidentally so it’s good you are doing your survey. Make sure to record it everything with the county property recorder as an updated record. If they caused damages that will turn out to be within your property line you will have to sue them but the lawsuit is FREE! Here is more: “Adverse possession occurs when a person, or for example a squatter who has found a home to live in. That squatter knowingly could trespass onto the property and start living there, paying the taxes and keeping the home in order. After 5 years, that squatter legally owns that property.” …”doctrine first developed in early modern Europe, but South Carolina courts continue to enforce it in cases where one owner has neglected or forgotten about a piece of land while another has been using or caring for it for so long that to make him or her leave would seem unfair, or create hardship. “
@dbogmaw2138
11 ай бұрын
The thing I dislike about that is a woman installed a fence on land to keep her animals in but that was listed as an improvement. The heirs failed to monitor the land and she claimed it as hers. People are always scheming. If you own land keep your documents in order for your heirs.
@ElizabethKlimas
11 ай бұрын
@@dbogmaw2138 definitely so but the recorder must have these documents/deeds/maps etc., it’s just the matter of retrieving the record. Greed wants everything to build these condos on water & sand & milk all the money they can … the “American” greed & this is why all criminals are in the USA - they have 300 million slaves to rob & bring some more victims from around the world to USA as well to buy their water’s floating homes to be washed away by the next hurricane
Love hoe her granddaughter came out and answered straight up NO we haven't heard from Tyler Perry beyond his social media post.
@TheLyric300
Жыл бұрын
I know kyrie Ervin did
@ashleyc9867
Жыл бұрын
HE reposted the story on HIS instagram asking the family how can HE help! The question IS did they respond to it🤷🏽♀️
THIS IS SO WRONG!!!😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
This is corruption and greedy!
The Battle is Mine Says The Most High Yahweh!!!
May God be with you Josephine in your fight for injustice🙏🏽
Giving up is a sin fighting for what is your is a blessing God is with you always and for ever
God bless you! I love & respect you Ms. Josephine.
110% Support winging its way to Josephine Wright from Ireland...keep up the fight!!! PLEASE, SET UP AN ONLINE PETITION SO WE CAN SIGN IT X
Sad. She is strong!😊 Thank you Tyler, for bringing this to our attention.
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What is the name of Queen Josephine right GoFundMe account? Cuz I am definitely sending my money to this GoFundMe
I pray that Mrs.Josephine gets the VICTORY that she deserves. She has a beautiful Soul. My problem is with the News reporter who’s calling a 93year lady by her first name Josephine. So disrespectful 😞
News Anchor only interested because Tyler Perry got involved....🙄
@user-ti3vy4mf6p
Жыл бұрын
That's kind of the idea. Otherwise the Gullah people with land will be rail roaded Out of existence. Talking about Juneteenth ❤️. Don't look like a celebration to me. More like Oh Freedom Over Me.❤
Ms Josephine, and family, please continue to battle. You are such great role model, Ms Josephine.
What gives this developer the right to swoop in and say this woman doesn't own a property that has been in her family for generations. Not only are they trying to steal her property but also erase her family's history.
Developers and realistate agents offering her less than 40 thousands for property worth millions is elderly abuse. Some one should go to prison.
They didn't count on the African American community helping her along with black celebrities like Tyler Perry and Kyrie.
I bet the developer is shitting marbles, now that his scheme has been busted
She's 93? She looks GREAT for 93 and still has her wits about her. I hope she wins this battle.
Thievery is what they do. It is their heritage to take what doesn’t belong to them by any means necessary. Lord intervene on this lady’s behalf. Let this 93 yr old lady be the “right one”. Amen.
@parishers6351
Жыл бұрын
Right
@Melanin_Kitty
11 ай бұрын
facts. colonizers doing what they do best...steal
I pray to God that no weapon formed against this 93 yrs. elder propers. She looks marvelous l and such energy for her age.
Ms Josephine!!! How dare she address an Elder like that?
It's Mrs. Josephine. You know better, Adrienne.
A lot can be resolved if they met face to face. Problem is, these developers don't want her home in their new neighborhood they are building.
No wonder these Gullah folks have lost Over 10,000 acres of land. No medis attention. If Tyler Perry didn't speak up They eere pretty much toast...... Until the Real God Shows Up.......... Remember Azusa Street in California, HE STILL HERE 🌹❤❤
I’m in sc who is this builder??? No one should ever purchase a home from them.
@dbogmaw2138
11 ай бұрын
Fat chance of that happening. Think about who can afford to live on Hilton Head Island if they weren't established residents since 1950's.
You will win Josephine
She looks young to be 93 Gods grace is on her life, grandmom keep the good fight of faith.
Greedy developers have taken so much land from people in the low country, If she had not gotten national attention, she would have been just another one stripped of their inheritance. I am glad she's resisting and fighting to keep what belongs to her . What an an inspiration she should be for others to stand up and not be bullied or intimidated by these corporations. Prayers and respect for you Mrs Wright! PEOPLE IN THE LOW COUNTRY FIGHT TO KEEP YOUR LAND!!!
Stay strong continue to fight keep your Land forever in the family. Generational wealth much earned. Don't sell at all cost
Petitioning to God for continuous protection for Mrs Josephine and the legacy promised to her family. Thank you in advance for your glory!
The Elderly shouldn't have to fight to keep their home.. They paid their dues every yr and from the time they got the house..
This has been going on for generations of taking the Hilton Head Land from Black People especially the elderly. I am so proud of her and the celebrities who are fighting for our justice. This is our heritage of slavery that we acquired from our ancestors. God Bless you and everyone that is standing up to these bully developers.
May God be with you Josephine in your fight for injustice. No one at 93 should be fighting for their home .
"I'm a Land Surveyor" Sad to see their local Gov. did not have a public notice about the land development. They would have had to place a sign with a date & time to have a hearing to discuss the improvements and impacts to the neighbors. They should check and see if this is true for their area. I hope both parties work it out and so they are both happy. Good luck BUZZ
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It's so sad how certain folks come in and try to steal property right up from under you! Just terrible
Perry paying all her legal fees?
@jhanturandall2519
Жыл бұрын
Kyrie Irving sent money to pay that. Rapper Meek Mill as well
@Tau1908
Жыл бұрын
No one has said that he has paid anything yet. He said that he would help her.
❤🙏🏻🏡 prayers in your favor
It's most definitely disrespectful.
GRANDMA WRIGHT reminds me so much of my grandmother and she has quoted the same phrase my mother said to me,I JUST WANT THEM TO LEAVE ME A LONE people will come and help her save her historic family land and home my prayers are with your grandma.
Keep it in the news! Don’t let them steal it!
HILTON COMPANIES HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.
@jgunn03
11 ай бұрын
Yes. All the big corporations do this regularly to gain land. This is why capitalism is a BAD thing. Only the rich prosper under capitalism.
Sad they are trying to push her out of her home. Let her stay at her home through her remaining years 😟
I can't believe wow wicked people are actually ! They should be ashamed of themselves
The developer needs to leave this poor old woman alone! They are encroaching on her property! Baily Point needs to go pound salt!
She may have a land patent she needs to do a genealogy and find out that land that those companies is on it may be her land too so she needs to do
Love you Ms. Josephine 🌹
She may have a land patent and she need to do a genealogy and find out if she has a patent on that land a land patent and she can keep her land and pass it down and no one can sell it or take it
I need to know Her diet !!!
Do not let them take your grandmom land baby please
I pray 🙏🥀 you will be able to keep your land they stole these properties years ago from the black people raised the taxes.force the black people out my racist supervisor moved to Hilton head she's dead now I knew she had to move somewhere racist bless you 🙏 I will be praying for you and family never sale your land put a iron fence.up later stay away from these snakes 🙏🥀
These developers are stepping on the wrong toes. The history of Hilton Head goes back hundreds of years how dare they try to abuse and harasse a 93 year old woman. Where is the government with the plot plan since she's been paying taxes for a very long time? Why isn't the government helping her? Where's the representatives and the Senators helping her?
@dbogmaw2138
11 ай бұрын
The ones from south carolina are only interested in those who line their pockets with money. I'm willing to bet the corporation behind this is already making payouts to some official in the chain who can help them. Does not matter whether it's local or higher up.
People have lost the sense of what is right and proper and what is wrong. And more and more the law is skewed on the side of wrong.
Common decency is a thing of the past. What kind of person will cause an elder lady out of her home?
Stand strong Josephine Wright!
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93 n look 70 wowwww...😮🎉
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I pray God’s mercy on those awful developers… keep fighting Mrs. Josephine! I hope everything they touch crumbles until they do right by you!
I pray I’m as sharp as Mrs Josephine at that age, god blessings continue with her- and her family, this is SHAMEFUL, pure SHAMEFUL, y’all hang in there under God’s wisdom, 🙏🏾For y’all, stay strong. Momma you gonna be okay, thanks for the Media
IF YOU CAN LET SEND OUT A S.O.S FOR THIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER
TYLER PERRY AND OPRAH WHERE YALL AT ? HELP HER
Stay strong air property is in my family And we just got out of court not from developer but our own family members we won. Stay strong and true gods always makes a way
She's so pretty.I hope she win her fight
You will win
The property line should have been established in the deed
Something similar happened to me years ago and I'm not even old I thought and I want so you just keep fighting I want when it happened to me w o n
@shawnlindow9608
Жыл бұрын
Please tell your story.
You go grandma teach them they can't just walk on people !
All that fighting only to leave it to the grandkids to be sold after she pass.
Keep your eyes on the prize and stay strong
7/23/23: Cant imagine the CRUELTY of Developers.....Well the Developer pays Court Cost and extra for the Harrassment of you and your Historic Property.... Patty Sue, Maryland