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Gentrification

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How 'the shadow of state abandonment' fostered then foiled Young Thug's YSL

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023September 27, 2023

There's a deep connection between policing and "urban renewal" in Atlanta. Through the state's various strongholds, including the police, transforming urban space always ends up taking some communities off the map entirely. YSL (and Young Thug) might be the next big casualties.

Posted inRACE & PLACE

Cop City, Gentrification, and Young Thug: Atlanta's uneven war over greenspace in 'The City of the Forest'

by Justin A. Davis February 9, 2023September 27, 2023
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: Call it what it is—Food apartheid

by Xander Peters May 19, 2021September 27, 2023
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The Mutual Musicians Foundation is fighting the gentrification of Jazz in Kansas City

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

There Goes the Neighborhood: What really caused the decline of 18th & Vine

by Zeb Larson December 8, 2020September 27, 2023
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Growing pains

by Adjoa D. Danso October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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In the wake of Tennessee's tornadoes, some ways to send and receive aid—and things to avoid

by Lovey Cooper March 6, 2020September 27, 2023
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Curated Tolerance: the aesthetics of gentrification

by Amber Delgado February 21, 2020November 14, 2023
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12 Haikus on gentrification: Bull City edition

by Alysia Nicole Harris February 19, 2020September 27, 2023
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Real museums of Memphis

by Zandria Felice Robinson February 5, 2020September 27, 2023
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The Proof is in the West End: Dance and wellness converge at The Movement Lab

by Alysia Nicole Harris February 3, 2020September 27, 2023
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No justice in gentrification

by Claire Bolton July 8, 2019September 27, 2023
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Property, poverty, and aerosol: Street art's impact on Richmond

by Lauren Francis August 2, 2018September 27, 2023
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Amazon could speed up displacement in Atlanta

by Gabrielle Hernandez February 22, 2018September 27, 2023

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