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Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project 19.10.2019

Post-Hurricane Katrina, three generations of New Orleans women remain in historic neighborhoods though gentrification makes it harder

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated most Black neighborhoods in New Orleans, resulting in a displacement for hundreds of thousands of people. Many did not make it back, but for those who did, staying gets harder every year. With gentrification, now “stragglers” buy up land and change the dynamics of tight-knit communities.

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October 17, 2019 Gentrification/Highlights/Major Collaborative Project

The Garcetti-fication of Los Angeles: A Gentrification Cautionary Tale

This year, Housing Is A Human Right released a sweeping investigative report about government-sanctioned gentrification in Los Angeles. Mayor Eric Garcetti stands … Keep Reading

October 15, 2019 Gentrification/Highlights/Major Collaborative Project

Welcome to gentrification America | Think Piece

With the changing commercial district in Newark, New Jersey, a shift in commercial real estate and leasing made it harder for small … Keep Reading

October 15, 2019 Gentrification/Highlights/Major Collaborative Project

Southern Comfort | The World is a Gamble | Comic Strip

Matthew Gamble’s comic strip, The World is a Gamble presents a satirical, but true experience of Blacks participating in a reverse migration … Keep Reading

October 14, 2019 Gentrification/Highlights/Major Collaborative Project

The G in Gentrification | Say Word

A poem and performance giving raw truths of how the real gangster in Chicago is gentrification. … Keep Reading

A chef’s tale: San Francisco’s Black-owned businesses leave entrepreneurial legacy

Published on October 13, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Wanda Blake

San Francisco carries a rich, African American culinary history. Documented by San Franciscan, Chef Wanda Blake, she also talks about how gentrification changed the neighborhood she called home and nourished both her soul and hunger for entrepreneurship.

Fading away: Barbershops and gentrification in Downtown Newark, New Jersey | Photo Story

Published on October 13, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Duane Reed

The hair industry is the thermometer of a nation’s economy. As barbershops in Downtown Newark, New Jersey navigate gentrification, they also show the serious struggle of longtime residents against a changing landscape both economically and racially. While they created the city’s culture and swag, Newark leaves many behind.

Reaping the rewards of a Renaissance: Black business owners in Inglewood keep doors open in spite of city’s gentrification

Published on October 11, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Kaia Niambi Shivers

Entrepreneurs in one of the few Black business enclaves in Los Angeles remain optimistic as an NFL sports stadium finishes construction, and the possible headquarters of NBA’s LA Clippers loom, Inglewood’s development preps for what they say is a renaissance.

Two sides to every city: Washington DC in the era of gentrification

Published on October 11, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Johnny and Crystal Brooks

Washington DC is a city fighting to hold onto its culture and identity in the midst of rising housing costs, taxes and an influx of non-native residents.

When franchise players and teams cause gentrification | Sports talk with Chase Matthews | Podcast

Published on October 10, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Chase Matthews

When franchise players in professional sports find their way to a city, it is more than fanfare and hysteria. Literally, players can change the demographics and the economies of metropolises; especially those experiencing hard financial times.

Between a block and a hard place | Da Gambling Man | Comic Strip

Published on October 8, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Matthew Gamble

An annual, neighborhood block party in Harlem gets shut down after police respond to a complaint made by “new neighbors” who called law enforcement on longtime residents, claiming that their loud noise and suspicious activity were a threat.

Making waves: Wilmington, North Carolina gentrification post-Hurricane Florence | Short Doc

Published on October 7, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Emanuel Lloyd and Dalvonte Howard

Manuel Lloyd and Dalvonte Howard look at how a real estate company forced low income, Black community members in Wilmington, North Carolina, out of their homes after some units in an apartment complex were damaged by 2018 major storm, Hurricane Florence.

Artists: The last disrupters in Oakland

Published on October 6, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Kaia Niambi Shivers

Artists at Jack London Square fight for visibility and a permanent store in Oakland, showing one of the remaining groups pushing against gentrification.

Closing: How gentrification led to losing Brooklyn’s last machine shop | Story & Photos

Published on October 5, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Micah B. Rubin

Brooklyn, blue collar workers at a machine shop mainstay, built careers and familial ties. Now, they collect memories in the final days before it shutters.

Them: Bushwick women fighting gentrification | Short Doc

Published on October 4, 2019 in Gentrification/Major Collaborative Project by Sabeena Singhani

For Ark Republic’s “Whose Block is it Anyway?” Sabeena Singhani, gives voice to residents living in Bushwick Brooklyn who negotiate their space and identity in the midst of gentrification.

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