[Albion Wilde]

This is not satire -- this is really happening to a very good man who has built a beautiful studio out of a nothing neighborhood and who thought he was living the American Dream. He is well known in Philadelphia and personally well known by friends of mine. He has been married to the same woman since youth and is a caring father. He is a black man whose work is art, not black art or political art, but fine art. James has given back to all kinds of students -- white, black, hispanic and other. He has had five of his works included in the prestigious Philadelphia Museum of Art and many private collections; and is now in his older years and with serious illnesses, is being persecuted by the self-important bureaucrats in the City government. It is a travesty. Please go here and read about James Dupree:

Save Dupree Studios (video of the studio and some art work)

JamesDupree.com (Home page and links)

This guy is now struggling to avoid having his life's work in building his studio grievously devalued by government overreach. Here is a black man who has achieved a measure of success in a field where artists normally struggle and starve, has done it through his own hard work and talent, and ironically in these days of political correctness, the City of Philadelphia is using "Eminent Domain" to push him under, as the video explains.

Mayor Nutter, Return the Deed to James Dupree (petition circulated by Dupree's supporters)

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Any of you guys with Philly or Pennsylvania ping lists, Art ping lists, Kelo or eminent domain lists -- would you kindly ping this out? Thank you so much.

[ChildOfThe60s]

When Charlie Crist was the attorney general of Florida years ago there was a nasty piece of Eminent Domain sleazyness by the city of Riviera Beach (run by Dems of course). He said he saw no problem there.

My point? My evidence is anecdotal, but I believe that liberals are by far the worse perpetrators of Eminent Domain abuse.

[left that other site]

How on earth did this story get stuck with a “satire” label? It is not satire, but a very important story of injustice.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Marine_Uncle]

Yet another case of how socialism had taken over this city many many years ago.

[TBP]

My cousin is a fairly well-known painter, formerly of teh Main Line and also formerly Artist in Residence at Williams College. I will forward this to her and see if she knows anyone who might be able to help.

[Bigg Red]

I have some cousins who live in the Filthadelphia suburbs and I have alerted them to the situation. Fingers crossed.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. BUMP for James Dupree!

[ViLaLuz]

“Here is a black man who has achieved a measure of success.”

Well there’s the problem right there. He must be stopped!

[stockpirate]

screw him, no doubt the guy is a leftist in a leftist city, it is what fascists do, he no doubt didn’t care when they were stealing our wealth for his friends in the hood.

[HKMk23]

Signed the petition.

If you need a platoon of well-armed men...well, that’s another story.