1/Sixty-plus years ago, the white leaders of Newport News, Virginia, wielded their eminent domain power to seize the core of the thriving Black community of Shoe Lane to build a college. The school has been gobbling up the remaining houses ever since. 2/Touted to rejuvenate neighborhoods, urban renewal actually shattered thriving communities, particularly affecting Black areas. Eminent domain played a role, letting government entities and universities expand.