Stories about economic justice challenges and solutions across the nation and the work and impact of NCRC members in their communities.
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. Gentrification is a policy-driven process that begins with targeting low-income, urban communities for discrimination and neglect and ends with “improvements” […]
Washington D.G.: the District of Gentrification Read More »
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. Like other cities, Philadelphia’s past is marred by decisions that pushed low-income people out of their neighborhoods, fostered residential
Learning from our mistakes: Anti-displacement strategies in Philadelphia Read More »
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. Portland, the largest city in the state of Oregon, is reputed to be the whitest city of its size in the United
Portland, Oregon: Displacement by design Read More »
This essay is part of a series that accompanies NCRC’s 2019 study on gentrification and cultural displacement. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCRC. As the former capital of the Confederacy, Richmond’s history is steeped in racial oppression, inequality and injustice. From slavery
In Richmond, Virginia, gentrification is colonization Read More »
The entire Canadian housing and mortgage market has dropped off a financial cliff, which should pose as a warning for the U.S. as we talk about reforming our Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) system. In 2008, when the U.S. was entering a full housing market crash, Canada took several steps to disguise the exposure of Canadian households.
Canada is having a housing crash that should serve as a warning to the US Read More »
Government maps from the 1930s offer a ‘smoking gun’ that helps explain the redlined, segregated and disinvested nucleus of more than 200 cities, which persists today.
New Federal Reserve report supports NCRC redlining study Read More »
A recap of our #ReinvestPHILLY Summit The #ReinvestPHILLY summit took place October 9, 2018, in downtown Philadelphia. More than 300 local leaders joined Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, State Senator Vincent Hughes, and members of the Philadelphia City Council to discuss political action to combat modern-day redlining, evictions and other forms of racial discrimination. Here
Redlining, restitution and redefining the narrative Read More »
