July 2nd 2023.
Tyler Perry has stepped up to assist 93-year-old Josephine Wright, a Hilton Head, South Carolina native, in her fight to save her home from the Bailey Point Investment Group. Perry was inspired to act after seeing a video about Wright's plight that had been circulating on Instagram. He asked Bailey to let him know what he could do to help.
Wright has been facing harassment from the developers for some time now, including slashed tires, trash on her property, and even a snake hung from one of her windows. Kelly LeBlanc from the Jonesville Preservation Society has reported that the city has already accepted the contract for a 147-unit development, without consulting the community.
Fortunately, Josephine Wright isn't alone in her fight. Former South Carolina State Representative Bakari Sellers has joined forces with her lawyers to help her keep her property. He's asking people to call the developer and lawmakers for assistance. In addition, Wright's family has set up a Go Fund Me to support lawyer fees, which NBA star Kyrie Irving has donated an impressive $40,000 to. The fundraiser has now raised over $150,000.
Bakari Sellers has connected Wright's battle to the long-standing American tradition of taking land away from Black people. He told WSAV, “We are very big on generational wealth, or trying to accrue it... When you talk about poverty in our communities it’s because we don’t have land, and when we do, people want to take it away.”
Josephine Wright has been a fighter her whole life, and she's not about to give up her home. With the help of Tyler Perry, Bakari Sellers, Kyrie Irving, and the Go Fund Me, she will hopefully be able to continue her fight against the developers and keep her property.
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