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Tag: gentrification

Jefferson Marketplace at 7th and Q streets was built after Kelsey Gardens was demolished. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
Posted inCommunity

For Many Black Washingtonians, Gentrification Threatens Housing and Health

by WI Guest Author April 3, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inCommunity

Two D.C. Zip Codes Among Most Gentrified in U.S.

by Stacy M. Brown March 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Flag of the District of Columbia
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Multiple Concerns of D.C. Residents on ‘Changes’ to Comprehensive Plan Should Be Heeded

by WI Guest Author March 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, speaks during a Black History Month celebration at the Twelfth Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Washington, D.C. (Claudette Perry/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience

Chavis Talks ‘Freedom Movement,’ Black Press at Twelfth Street Christian Church

by WI Guest Author March 2, 2018October 31, 2020
D.C. is second only to New York in the number of multimillion-dollar homes. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Housing Boom Exacerbates Problem of Gentrification

by Stacy M. Brown January 3, 2018October 31, 2020
The Anacostia Community Museum will hold a screening of the 2007 documentary "Chocolate City" on Jan. 11. (Courtesy of Anacostia Community Museum)
Posted inCommunity

‘Chocolate City’ Shines Light on D.C. Gentrification

by Lauren M. Poteat January 3, 2018October 31, 2020
Black Methodist United, a nationwide assemblage of African-American Methodist clergy, convene Oct. 4 at the National Press Club in D.C. to discuss eradication of high unemployment among African-Americans. (Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Local Business

D.C. Economy Leaves Black Residents Behind, Study Finds

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer October 25, 2017October 31, 2020
The high cost of many new properties in the District is forcing a growing number of longtime residents to seek housing outside of D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHomeownership

Gentrification Often Leaves Blacks Forced out of Familiar Digs

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer June 7, 2017October 30, 2020
Protesters with Empower D.C. block a bus tour of developers speculating in Anacostia on April 19. (Courtesy of The Washington Business Journal)
Posted inCommunity

Skeptics of East End Development Fear Gentrification

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 17, 2017October 30, 2020
Jesse Jackson
Posted inCommunity

Jesse Jackson Joins Fight Against D.C. Displacement

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer May 3, 2017October 30, 2020

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