When I was younger, I never thought about my future in terms of who would get what after I died. It's morbid and we all want to think we're invincible. As I've gotten older, especially this past year, I've started thinking seriously about Black generational wealth. I read a couple of hard-hitting articles about Black land being stolen through dirty tricks the white power structure deliberately put in place. I read about older Black people being systematically taken advantage

I swear the wait was about a year, but closing was finally within sight. I was a bundle of nerves and excitement. I'd never done anything like this before, and I was relieved too. Relieved because if things went the way I expected them to go in the US, my family had our escape hatch. The Plan That Almost Wasn't The plan was simple enough: sign a power of attorney so my attorney could handle the closing since the timing didn't work with my limited vacation schedule. The house