gentrification

Inescapable Whiteness: “Vida” and the Gentrification of Boyle Heights

Melissa Barrera as Lyn and Mishel Prada as Emma in Vida
by Alex Zaragoza
May 7, 2018 at 9:00am
What does it mean to be a “real” Mexican in the United States?  
Cafe con Libros bookstore

No Redlined Coffee: An Unapologetically Feminist Bookstore Thrives in Brooklyn

by Dianca London Potts
April 2, 2018 at 2:55pm
Everything about Kalima Desuze’s buzzworthy haven radiates with intention. Read more »
Housing Is a Human Right sign at a 2005 Republican National Convention protest in New York City

There Goes the Neighborhood: Can YIMBYs Reverse the Impact of Gentrification?

by s.e. smith
March 19, 2018 at 4:19pm
In cities with crunched markets, many people still can’t afford to buy or rent. Read more »
Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz on Riverdale

A City Divided: Gentrification Comes to “Riverdale”

by Natasha Ramoutar
January 11, 2018 at 8:00am
The small-screen gentrification of the southside mimics real-life dynamics Read more »
Halsey Street by Naima Coster

Changing Home: “Halsey Street” Uses Gentrification As a Metaphor For Broken Relationships

by Evette Dionne
January 4, 2018 at 10:15am
Does improving an area come at the expense of its people? Read more »

Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff Is Writing A Whole Album About Gentrification

by Sarah Mirk
August 11, 2016 at 1:26pm
The musician talks about approaching politics, race, and identity in her music.  Read more »

Black Homes Matter: San Francisco’s Gentrification & the Fight to Save Midtown Park Apartments

by Zoe Samudzi
June 28, 2016 at 10:17am
Midtown residents have been on a rent strike since August 2015 and are refusing to pay the hikes in rent. This is the largest rent strike in San Francisco since 1978, when Ed Lee, the current mayor of San Francisco, organized residents of the Ping Yuen housing... Read more »