sentences:  On December 22 of that year, the National Trust's African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund confirmed the preservation easement, which would protect the historic and architectural qualities of the mansion and its property.On December 20, 2018, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that the estate had been sold in mid-September to the New Voices Foundation, which was founded by Richelieu Dennis.Dennis, an emigrant from Liberia, is the owner of "Essence" magazine and the 1992 founder of Sundial Brands, a skin and hair care products company which is now a division of Unilever.