WUSA, April 4th, 2019: Surviving Gentrification: Black business owners adapt to changing DC neighborhood | #ForTheCulture
WASHINGTON — For people familiar with D.C. history, it is known that native Washingtonians used to nickname the District ‘Chocolate City’ because of the high number of African American residents.
However, the latest data from D.C. government indicates black people now make up less than half of the population (47.7%).
The black population decline is largely accredited to the effects of gentrification.
A recent study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found D.C. had the most intense level of gentrification when compared to other cities across the country.
The NCRC reported more than 20,000 black people were displaced in a 13-year period.
