gentrification
Inescapable Whiteness: “Vida” and the Gentrification of Boyle Heights
What does it mean to be a “real” Mexican in the United States?
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No Redlined Coffee: An Unapologetically Feminist Bookstore Thrives in Brooklyn
Everything about Kalima Desuze’s buzzworthy haven radiates with intention.
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There Goes the Neighborhood: Can YIMBYs Reverse the Impact of Gentrification?
In cities with crunched markets, many people still can’t afford to buy or rent.
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A City Divided: Gentrification Comes to “Riverdale”
The small-screen gentrification of the southside mimics real-life dynamics
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Changing Home: “Halsey Street” Uses Gentrification As a Metaphor For Broken Relationships
Does improving an area come at the expense of its people?
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Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff Is Writing A Whole Album About Gentrification
The musician talks about approaching politics, race, and identity in her music.
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Black Homes Matter: San Francisco’s Gentrification & the Fight to Save Midtown Park Apartments
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 »
