Black Landcestry connects Justice Seekers with skilled professionals who can advance land claims through advocacy, legal, research, writing and media support. Explore the consulting roles below.
An Advocacy Strategist helps Justice Seekers develop effective, customized strategies to achieve their reparative justice goals. Drawing on proven advocacy best practices and successful reparative justice campaigns, they provide guidance on influencing policy, driving social change, mobilizing communities, engaging key stakeholders, building public support, and creating meaningful, real-world impact.
An Activation Organizer works closely with Justice Seekers, their families, and their communities to plan, coordinate, and execute effective activations, including marches, protests, press conferences, rallies, and other forms of public action. They provide logistical coordination, community engagement, day-of support, and other services necessary to ensure activations are safe, organized, impactful, and aligned with the goals and needs of those involved.
A Legal Observer is a trained person who attends protests, demonstrations, marches, and other public actions to monitor and document interactions between activation participants and law enforcement or other authorities from a legal-rights perspective.
A Civil Rights Lawyer defends individuals and communities whose fundamental liberties and constitutional rights have been violated. They litigate cases involving discrimination, police misconduct, and systemic injustice to ensure equal protection under the law.
A Real Estate Lawyer handles the legal complexities of buying, selling, and developing property. They draft contracts, resolve title disputes, and navigate complex zoning laws to ensure secure and legally compliant real estate transactions.
An Estate Attorney helps individuals protect, manage, and transfer their assets during their lifetime and after death. Responsibilities include wills and trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, estate and inheritance taxes, probate, and trust administration.
A Paralegal provides essential support by conducting legal research, organizing case files, and drafting legal documents. They manage the preparation needed for trials and hearings so legal proceedings run efficiently and accurately.
A Media Campaign Strategist helps Justice Seekers develop and execute tailored traditional and digital media campaigns that advance their reparative justice goals. They provide guidance on media planning, messaging, audience engagement, content strategy, public relations, and digital outreach.
A Content Creator develops compelling digital content—including videos, articles, graphics, and social media posts—that supports a Justice Seeker's media campaign and reparative justice goals.
An Influencer leverages their credibility, audience, and social media presence to support a Justice Seeker's media campaign and reparative justice goals by amplifying messages, raising awareness, and encouraging meaningful action.
A Journalist gathers, verifies, and analyzes information to report on current events, trends, and issues across newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and digital news platforms.
A General Researcher gathers, analyzes, and synthesizes information from diverse sources to support a Justice Seeker's land claim. They produce evidence-based research, detailed reports, and chronological timelines that strengthen claim initiatives.
A Historian researches, analyzes, and interprets historical records, primary sources, and other evidence related to a Justice Seeker's land claim, providing context for land dispossession and cultural memory.
A Legal Researcher analyzes statutes, case law, regulations, and legal precedents relevant to a Justice Seeker's land claim and synthesizes findings into evidence-based reports.
A Property Genealogist researches the historical ownership, transfer, and lineage of homes, buildings, and parcels of land to determine whether a Justice Seeker's ancestors can be traced to connected property.
A Research Assistant supports primary researchers by gathering, cataloging, and synthesizing data, executing operational tasks, performing literature reviews, and managing detailed records.
Media and Content Professionals use research, investigation, writing, editing, and storytelling skills to create compelling news, commentary, and feature content about a Justice Seeker's claim.
A Petition Writer develops compelling formal requests and public petitions through platforms such as Action Network, Color Of Change, and Change.org to amplify collective voices and advance a Justice Seeker's goals.
A Press Release Writer develops compelling announcements to communicate a Justice Seeker's land claim campaigns to news and media outlets, increasing public awareness and media interest.