The referendum to establish a largely white city called St. George on the edge of Baton Rouge, which is racially diverse, grew out of frustration over schools and local control.
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When a black-owned funeral home in a gentrifying city has no one left to bury | The Washington Post
By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post The thick, dusty ledgers were scattered about the cluttered office, 18 of them, their pages filled with neat script documenting the deaths of thousands of black Washingtonians over the course of a half-century. Open a volume to Page 123 and there is Lawrence Monroe Ryles, 39, a “colored” […]
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Locked out of L.A.’s white neighborhoods, they built a black suburb. Now they’re homeless | Los Angeles Times
By Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times Duane Pierfax grew up after World War II in Pacoima, one of the few Los Angeles suburbs that offered the American dream of home ownership to African Americans who had been locked out of other neighborhoods by racial covenants. His stepfather worked at Lockheed Martin to support the family […]
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When The ‘White Tears’ Just Keep Coming | NPR
Leah Donnella , NPR [dropcap]Talking[/dropcap] about race is hard. It often involves hurt feelings and misunderstandings. And the words and phrases we use can either push those conversations forward or bring them to a standstill. One such term: white tears. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The phrase has been used to gently tease white people who get upset […]
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Sonia Sanchez Inspires DC Audiences and Weighs in on Gentrification | The African American (AFRO)
Busboys and Poets offered up another inspirational evening with none other than the renowned poet Sonia Sanchez. On November 5, Sanchez shared an intimate evening of poetry and dialogue with the D.C. community.
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As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race, class surface | Chicago Tribune
The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.
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How a Historically Black Virginia Community is Taking On a Pipeline and Rebuking the Gospel of Fossil Fuels | Atlanta Black Star
“They anticipated choosing us here in a predominantly Black area because they anticipated the least resistance. But they have received more resistance than they had anticipated.”
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She fought for her community as a Black Panther. Will gentrification force her out? | The Guardian
In America’s ‘hottest housing market’, one woman’s fight to keep her home has become a rallying cry against the displacement of communities of color.
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Can Detroiters afford the New Detroit?
The question, as Councilperson Mary Sheffield sees it, is not whether rapid development in and around downtown Detroit is a good thing for the city, because after so many years of drought, few would argue that this newfound desire to build big and beautiful things in Detroit is a bad idea. Detroit could use some big and beautiful things. Small ones too.
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Will D.C.’s Housing Ever Be Affordable Again?
Over the next decade, the city’s demographics will change dramatically, and housing policy will largely determine who gets to stay.
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