NY Nathiri of is the executive director of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.) in Eatonville, Florida — one of the first incorporated Black towns in the country founded by newly emancipated Black Americans, and one of the last remaining. Through communications and legal support, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ helped P.E.C. and the community stop the School Board of Orange County from selling a historic site for commercial development. The people of Eatonville continue fighting to protect their land. (Credit: Saul Martinez.)
