Houston Public MediaJun 18, 2025

Fort Bend County leaders plan to celebrate a new historical marker for the "Sugar Land 95" on Juneteenth, which is Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/18/524241/fort-bend-organizations-to-unveil-sugar-land-95-historical-marker/

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New ‘Sugar Land 95’ historical marker to be celebrated in Fort Bend County

A Juneteenth festival on Thursday will coincide with the dedication of the historical marker, which memorializes the 95 individuals believed to be part of a former convict leasing labor program involving African Americans. Their remains were found on Fort Bend ISD property southwest of Houston in 2018.

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Houston Public MediaSep 16, 2024

Fort Bend ISD is considering a formalized agreement with the Friends of the Sugar Land 95, a nonprofit, to access more funding for a memorial project.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/09/16/500089/fort-bend-isd-explores-agreement-with-friends-of-the-sugar-land-95-to-access-grants/

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Fort Bend ISD explores agreement with Friends of the Sugar Land 95 to access grants for memorial project

The agreement would allow the nonprofit to act as a sponsor for grants for the project.

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Houston Public MediaJan 18, 2024

A Sugar Land-based non-profit has received a $10,000 grant to create a traveling exhibit about Black history and contributions in Fort Bend County.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/01/18/474715/sugar-land-nonprofit-receives-grant-for-black-history-traveling-exhibit/

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Sugar Land nonprofit receives grant for Black history traveling exhibit

The Society of Justice & Equality for the People of Sugar Land will get $10,000 in funding from the Honeyland Fund, the philanthropic branch of a Black cultural festival that launched last year.

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Houston Public MediaOct 25, 2023

Fort Bend ISD to build elementary school on former prison farm lands, sparking concerns of unmarked gravesite

Advocates are worried the Harlem Prison Farm cemetery could be located on the site of a new school planned for Richmond’s Harvest Green community.

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Fort Bend ISD to build elementary school on former prison farm lands, sparking concerns of unmarked gravesite

Advocates are worried the Harlem Prison Farm cemetery could be located on the site of a new school planned for Richmond’s Harvest Green community.

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