Africatown, two Black communities with the same name, located across the country from each other, face a similar challenge—involuntary out-migration. … Keep Reading
Ark Republic followed up with Chef Wanda Blake on food culture in San Francisco. Through the waves of gentrification since the late … Keep Reading
For Ark Republic’s gentrification series, urban planner and professor, Nmadili Okwumabua, tells of her time spent at town halls in the early … Keep Reading
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated most Black neighborhoods in New Orleans, resulting in displacement for hundreds of thousands of people. Many did … Keep Reading
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
With the changing commercial district in Newark, New Jersey, a shift in commercial real estate and leasing made it harder for small … Keep Reading
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
A poem and performance giving raw truths of how the real gangster in Chicago is gentrification. … Keep Reading
San Francisco carries a rich, African American culinary history. Documented by San Franciscan, Chef Wanda Blake, she also talks about how gentrification … Keep Reading
The hair industry is the thermometer of a nation’s economy. As barbershops in Downtown Newark, New Jersey navigate gentrification, they also show … Keep Reading