By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it sent relief funds to individuals.
The guidelines denied aid to many African American applicants whose homes or land were inherited informally without written wills.
But, as first reported by NBC News, the rules quietly have changed.
Continue reading FEMA Works To Aid Undeeded Heirs Of Family-Owned Property at The New Journal and Guide.