This is the same census tract that contains the Edge at Avenue North, an 800-unit student apartment complex at the corner of Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Ave. Walk down any of the surrounding ...
When we think of gentrification, we often think of how a neighbourhood’s demographics and landscape are transformed. Luxury apartment blocks replace single family homes. Trendy cafes replace ...
The streets that were once filled with the vibrant culture and deep-rooted history of Black communities are now being transformed, often in the name of progress. Gentrification, a process where urban ...
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The answer may depend on how you define “gentrification.” The ...
In historically Black neighborhoods, owners selling their homes on the open market have to grapple with the fact that accepting the highest bid could mean another step toward Black displacement. By ...
For many on the Left, gentrification remains a dirty word, synonymous—or at least closely associated—with racism, oligarchic developers, neoliberalism, and even genocide. Fortunately, not all ...
Protestors march during a rally against a proposed development in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood in this file photo from June 20, 2019. The protestors argue the development would exacerbate ...
In September 2005, the New Orleans real-estate developer Finis Shelnutt told a German newspaper of the opportunities Hurricane Katrina had created for his business. “The storm destroyed a great deal,” ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A land deal in the Maryville/Ashleyville community is ruffling some feathers with at least one state leader. Rep. Wendell Gilliard believes it's a clear cut case of ...