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1 EQ: What are the concerns about gentrification?

2 Today’s Warm Up Tell me about your neighborhood:
What are your two favorite things about it? What is one thing you wish your neighborhood had that it doesn’t? What is one thing your neighborhood has that you wish it didn’t?

3 Gentrification The buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

4 White Flight the move of white city-dwellers to the suburbs to escape the influx of minorities 1950s and 1960s Left cities without large tax base, schools decline

5 Gentrification

6 Clips of Gentrification
Boyz in the Hood AJ+ 3 min video of pros and cons Black Gentrification in Harlem Ted Talk on gentrification Mueller mueller meet and greet rent in SF East Austin

7 DC Demographics 1970-2007 Year White Black Hispanic Asian
Native American Other 1970 27.7% 71.1% 0% 0.1% 0.7% 1980 26.9% 70.3% 2.8% 1.0% 0.2% 1990 29.6% 65.8% 5.4% 1.8% 0.4% 2.5% 2000 30.8% 60.0% 7.9% 2.7% 3.8% 2007 36.3% 55.6% 8.3% 3.1% 4.8%

8 What’s Wrong With Gentrification - Adam Sternbergh
   What does the writer of this editorial piece believe to be the greatest negative impact of gentrification? What does Lance Freeman’s research suggest about the relationship of gentrification and displacement? Do you believe there is an actual “plan” in place to displace African-Americans living in urban neighborhoods?

9 Key Question How does gentrification positively and negatively impact the long-term residents of DC?

10 Provide at least two examples to support your answer.
2 paragraph summary Do you believe that gentrification is good or bad for the future of DC? Provide at least two examples to support your answer.

11 Additional stuff White People Only Sticker stunt in Austin SNL


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