The Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 11, 2020: Demonstration focuses on gentrification, evictions and the quality of black lives
Hatton’s goal with Thursday’s protest was to not focus just on police brutality — their fight is against more than that, she said.
“Housing discrimination and gentrification in the city is a big, big issue that I don’t think many people talk about or know about,” Hatton said.
Richmond is among the most gentrified cities in the state, according to a 2019 report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. The report — which used census tract data to measure socioeconomic changes — found that, in four Richmond census tracts, the black population fell 40% from 1990 to 2010. In that same period, the white population increased 30%.
