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Gentrification

A look at some of the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ida in 2021. These photos are from Houma and Dulac, Louisiana
Posted inRACE & PLACE

After the Aftermath: Disaster Gentrification in Louisiana's Bayous

by Amanda Ostuni August 1, 2024August 5, 2024

The communities' identities are certainly being reshaped by lost businesses, the stripping of the school system, frustrations with excess costs of rebuilding and insuring homes, and annoyance with the outsiders exacerbating that market problem by land grabbing.

Posted inRACE & PLACE

How 'the shadow of state abandonment' fostered then foiled Young Thug's YSL

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023December 14, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Cop City, Gentrification, and Young Thug: Atlanta's uneven war over greenspace in 'The City of the Forest'

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023December 1, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Call it what it is—Food apartheid

by Xander Peters May 19, 2021September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The Mutual Musicians Foundation is fighting the gentrification of Jazz in Kansas City

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

There Goes the Neighborhood: What really caused the decline of 18th & Vine

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Growing pains

by Adjoa D. Danso October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

In the wake of Tennessee's tornadoes, some ways to send and receive aid—and things to avoid

by Lovey Cooper March 6, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Curated Tolerance: the aesthetics of gentrification

by Amber Delgado February 21, 2020November 14, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

12 Haikus on gentrification: Bull City edition

by Alysia Nicole Harris February 19, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Real museums of Memphis

by Zandria Felice Robinson February 5, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

The Proof is in the West End: Dance and wellness converge at The Movement Lab

by Alysia Nicole Harris February 3, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

No justice in gentrification

by Claire Bolton July 8, 2019September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Property, poverty, and aerosol: Street art's impact on Richmond

by Lauren Francis August 2, 2018September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Amazon could speed up displacement in Atlanta

by Gabrielle Hernandez February 22, 2018September 27, 2023

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