Terrell accused Jewish leaders of forcing blacks out of their homes
How are they forced out of their homes? If a Jewish guy comes to your door and offers you money for your home, probably cash-that day, and you take it, how is that force?
I’m quite sure this same person has no problem taking money from developers and builders if/when they want to move into your neighborhood and want you to condemn some properties, use eminent domain to take some, that’s ok? And when the redevelopment begins and taxes go up, forcing some of these black folks to sell because the government is raising taxes, whose fault is that?
She’s just mad because as more and more Jews move into the neighborhood, she’s more likely to lose her position, which she’s been profiting from, since the day she got there.
I believe she is referring to black tenants of black homeowners who sell their multi-family homes; if the new owner wants different tenants (as would be their right), the old tenants are evicted.
In terms of developers using eminent domain, in Neptune NJ property owners (including many blacks) successfully resisted an attempt to seize their land back around 2005; the government tried to paint their area as “blighted” when it wasn’t. I don’t see that as being relevant here, as eminent domain is using the government to force you out; I’m not aware of that happening in this part of Jersey City (though I would definitely consider this area “blighted”).