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What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners

What Gentrification Means for Black Homeowners

Nostalgia isn't enough to keep Thomas Holley, 74, in the Crown Heights brownstone he has lived in for more than 58 years. He got married in that home and raised his children there.
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Photos and Funky Meditations on an Opera About Gentrification

Although Brer Rabbit The Opera: A Funky Meditation On Gentrification is a remix of Brer Rabbit, the African-American (via Africa) folk story, Greg Tate, Aisha Cousins, the Burnt Sugar Arkestra and cast have turned it into something bigger, longer and
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Ted Hearne On Exploring Gentrification Through The Music Of 'Place'

Ted Hearne On Exploring Gentrification Through The Music Of 'Place'

Composer Ted Hearne is known for tackling big social themes through his music. His modern classical works have put a spotlight on issues of race and justice, inequality, natural disasters and other social issues.
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New Documentary is 'Breaking Down the BQX,' the Gentrification Express

In the 'Gentrification Express: Breaking Down the BQX' filmmakers show how supporters advocating for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector are behind rapidly developing properties along the proposed route image credit: Village Voice The new documentary " Gen
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Crown Heights Hardware Store Fights for Survival Against Gentrification

Gentrification, that continues to plague Brooklyn, takes a toll on small business owner Mohammed Kamara.
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Street Art and Gentrification Become Strange Bedfellows in Bushwick

How much has the proliferation of the street art in Bushwick played a role in the acceleration of the neighborhood's gentrification? Hotel RL in Bushwick displays the blending of art and commerce.
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Town Hall Discussion Digs at the Roots of Gentrification

"Brooklyn for Sale: The Price of Gentrification" Town Hall Meeting at BRIC.
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Is Spike Lee Partially to Blame for Brooklyn's Gentrification?

"I may get in trouble for saying this, but I tend to tease Spike about the fact that he's the one that caused for a lot of the gentrification here in Brooklyn, because he put Brooklyn on the map in a big way, and showed everyone how great and hip and
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Landlords, Eviction and Gentrification in Brooklyn

Me in the kitchen with my dogs as puppies Photo: Rod Morrison By guest blogger Karen Malpede After nearly 24 years as good tenants, sometimes even friends, our landlady has chosen to take us to housing court in order to evict us from the Clinton Hill
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Flatbush-Based Organization Unites Residents in Fight Against Gentrification

B4G protestors Photo: B4G FB Without question, gentrification is a hot-button topic amongst Brooklyn residents, longtime and new. Therefore, it is no surprise that residents are joining together to raise awareness and their voices on the matter.
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