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California Beachfront Property Taken From Black Couple Nearly 100 Years Returned to Descendants

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs new law returning Bruce's Beach to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce.

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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City of Oakland Strikes Agreement for Sale of Vacant Moms 4 Housing Property Following Armed Evictions, Riot Gear Arrests

That’s the spirit.

Karu F. Daniels

1/20/20 5:45PM

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Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles Highlights the Fall of the Black Middle Class

Blacks make up just 9 percent of Los Angeles County’s population overall, but comprise 40 percent of the area’s…

Dara Sharif

9/09/19 10:30PM

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Colonizing BK to the Fullest: Rent Biggie’s ‘One Room Shack’ for a Measly $4,000 Per Month

If you ever dreamed of sipping Mo’ on the living room floor of the Brooklyn apartment immortalized by the Notorious…

Michael Harriot

6/24/19 2:30PM

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Greedy Developers Try to Bully 94-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her Property in Nashville

We are seeing it more and more in cities across the country: Greedy developers infringing on the lives of black and…

Monique Judge

5/31/19 9:00AM

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Welfare for the Wealthy: Trump Administration Tax Loophole Is Government Assistance for Gentrifiers

Hidden in the new tax code passed by a Republican-led Congress and signed by the Trump administration is a new…

Michael Harriot

4/23/19 9:00AM

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Knocking Down the PJs? NYC Considers Building Mixed-Income Residence on Site of Public Housing

Ask any native New Yorkers, especially black and brown New Yorkers, and “word on the street” has long been the…

Dara Sharif

4/22/19 8:30PM

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The Rent Is Too Damn High and Now Los Angeles City Council Says It Wants to Help by Banning Section 8 Bans Targeting the Poor

Finding decent, affordable housing for yourself and your family can be tough, especially if you’re working-class or…

Dara Sharif

4/17/19 9:45PM

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What Gentrification and the New NFL Stadium Mean for Longterm Black Residents of Inglewood, Calif.

By now, we have all heard the stories of how hard Nipsey Hussle was working to keep his Hyde Park neighborhood from…

Monique Judge

4/15/19 11:30AM

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Amid Some Economic Gains, Black Homeownership Continues to Fall: Report

Despite record low unemployment and higher wages than in the past, substantial barriers to homeownership continue to…

Anne Branigin

3/04/19 11:31AM

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Exclusive: New Report Shows Gentrifiers Use Police to Terrorize Communities of Color—Without Even Calling 911

It was a story so ridiculous it seemed destined to go viral: A new Harlem resident, a white woman going only by the…

Anne Branigin

1/08/19 12:24PM

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Exclusive: In Combatting Housing Discrimination, New York City Goes an Unconventional Route

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCHR) today announced a settlement that could be a game-changer in…

Anne Branigin

12/05/18 10:00AM

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