Predatory Governance in Wayne County and Beyond

Predatory Governance in Wayne County and Beyond

Bernadette Atuahene, Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America (2025). Andrea Freeman Professor and scholar-activist Bernadette Atuahene’s meticulous research and riveting writing in Plundered reflect decades of living in communities resisting predatory governance. Over ten years after Professor Atuahene’s powerful first book, We Want What’s Ours: Learning from South Africa’s Land Restitution Program, she turns a s…