gentrification
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The Real Estate Godfather of Harlem Tackles Gentrification & Generational Wealth | Securing the Bag
Real estate executive, Jarrod Whitaker, addresses economic concerns in our community and shares advice for owning property as an investment.
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Super Bill? Is the NFL Contributing to Inglewood’s Gentrification?
Large events are always promoted as an economic boost. It’s usually not the case.
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Chicago Public Schools Are Experiencing Loss of Black and Latino Students As Noted In New Report
Factors such as gentrification, slowing birth rates, and out-migration are noted as causes.
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Chicago Activists Want Guarantee Obama Library Won’t Gentrify
They fear the $482 million facility might push Black South Siders out.
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DJ Screw's Legacy Is Being Celebrated After TikTok Teens Tried Gentrifying His 'Chopped and Screwed' Style
According to social media, white TikTok teens are now discovering the “chopped and screwed” production style created and popularized by late deejay, DJ Screw. However, they’re not properly attributing it to the Houston legend and—surprise surprise—they’re calling it “slowed + reverb.” *Insert heavy Black sigh* The “new” trend is being called out because of a…
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Breonna Taylor’s Family Says LMPD Search Warrant Was Tied to Louisville Gentrification Project in Updated Lawsuit
The family of Breonna Taylor updated their lawsuit against the city of Louisville, Ky., claiming that local authorities executed a search warrant on Taylor’s home to speed up an ongoing gentrification project in West Louisville. According to the complaint, which was updated Sunday according to USA Today, a police squad under the name Place-Based Investigations…
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The Last O.G. First Look: Tracy Morgan Knows Finding an NYC Apartment 'Is Harder Than Finding a Puerto Rican in a Woody Allen Movie'
The Last O.G. is back and Season 3 kicks off with its premiere titled, “Lookin’ at the Front Door” where, after a failed food truck business, Tray (Tracy Morgan) is on the hunt for his own place (since he really can’t take living with his mama, portrayed by Anna Marie Horsford, anymore). Remember that in…
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Housing as a Human Right: Movement Gains Steam in Los Angeles in Response to Pandemic
For years, a housing crisis in California has been coming to a head as skyrocketing rents have outpaced people’s wages. That crisis has led to a growing homeless population the state has struggled to assist. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic requiring Californians to “shelter-in-place,” homeless families find themselves running out of safe options. In response,…