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From left: Kelvin, Datcher, aide to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and newly elected State Representative; State Sen. Rodger Smitherman; Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate; homeowner Michael Reed; Caroline Douglas, Executive Director of the Land Bank Authority; Alex Smith, builder, WS Construction. Photo: Sym Posey, The Birmingham Times.

From left: Kelvin, Datcher, aide to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and newly elected State Representative; State Sen. Rodger Smitherman; Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate; homeowner Michael Reed; Caroline Douglas, Executive Director of the Land Bank Authority; Alex Smith, builder, WS Construction. Photo: Sym Posey, The Birmingham Times.

NNPA Special Reporting – Gentrification in Black Communities

Birmingham Land Bank Authority Cuts Ribbon on a Home for the Holidays

THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “This is an example that you can change a community not having to do 100 homes...

Black Press1 year ago

Black D.C. Residents Troubled by City Vacant Property Law

THE WASHINGTON INFORMER — “For years, the committee which has had oversight over the Department of Buildings and its predecessors, the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs...
Black Press2 years ago

Blind Spots in Code Compliance Leave Complex Residents Vulnerable to Poorer Living Standards

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a combination of low accessibility of 311 services and tenant law that has been long established with no updates despite new factors...
Black Press2 years ago

How Towing Disproportionately Affects Working-Class Drivers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Towing laws in Texas are among the most aggressive in the nation. Unhooking fees — literal moments after your car is hooked by...
Advice4 years ago

‘The Rent is Just Too Damn High!’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While outside of Manhattan, in the other four boroughs, rents can be found for much less, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment...
Community7 years ago

As Real Estate Developers Rush to Mine D.C.’s Affordable Housing Stock, Some Residents are Left in the Dust

In Washington, D.C., gentrification not only continues to influence the housing market, but the rush to capitalize on the influx of more affluent residents, can also...
Featured7 years ago

For Many Black Washingtonians, Gentrification Threatens Housing and Health

Gentrification can have negative effects on the health outcomes of Black residents in Washington D.C. The CDC says that gentrification has many health implications that contribute...

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