Gentrification Essay

Water, “Then in 1969 he got a letter from the city of New York telling him to move out of his house in Brooklyn. They gave him $13,000 and he was gone. Twenty years later when I moved back to Fort Greene–now immortalized by Spike Lee’s moves, with gentrification pushing poor blacks out and brownstones selling for $350,000” (McBride 125). Similarly, the city displaced many families from new developments to earn more money. By reselling the properties, the city can earn a quick buck and fill the…

Introduction Throughout society the idea of multiculturalism stays an ideal that American society strives to embrace. The United States is known around the world as a nation of immigrants and many continue to strive for opportunity in America today. The U.S.census (U.S. Census Bureau 2012c) predicts that by 2043, whites will no longer make up the majority. Today, multiculturalism creates conflict between ideals, rises tensions between ordinary citizens, and has been used as a tool for…

Urbanization is a complex spatial process that converts rural land uses to urban uses, and causes various impacts on ecosystem structures, function, dynamics, and the livelihoods of human beings. It is expected that by 2030, there will be 2 billion new urban residents. The study also suggests that 90 percent of urban growth is taking place in developing world. A largely rural country, with only 17 percent of the population living in urban areas (Nepal census, 2011), Nepal is urbanizing rapidly.…

As we look at the number and the decline of inner cities productivity, specifically speaking in Chicago, you can’t help but ask the question how can these racialized disparities, that have been grandfathered into policies, procedures and implementation be addressed, or at least a formulation of procedure that can level the playing field that reflects the evolutionary legal framework to meet the diverse economic resource development needs of many different cultures and ethnicities, as well as the…

In Chapter 6 of Experiencing Poverty, it discusses the concept of gentrification which is the redevelopment of the poor the working-class. For example, a story in the book talks about a woman in her early thirties. Her name is Dawn. She got pregnant with her first child at age sixteen and has been living off of welfare ever…

Natalie Blake employed a conventional image” (267). Keisha Blake utilizes conventionality as an excuse for not understanding herself anymore. Overall, Keisha Blake’s attitude of her past after her name change represents the negative impact that gentrification can have on an identity. For instance, “Natalie Blake had completely forgotten what it was like to be poor. It was a language she’d stopped being able to speak, or even to understand” (330). Instead of taking her poverty and learning to…

What is police brutality? In most cases police brutality varies on where you live. Police brutality refers to the intentional usage of verbal assault or excessive force directed towards citizens by the police force. This excessive force may be physical or in form of psychological intimidation. Police brutality is highly evident in many countries all over the world especially in the news where such cases are reported. Police brutality is seen as a form of misconduct which involves sexual abuse,…

As I finished reading “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, I was left in a bit of a trance. Before entering this class, I can say I haven’t really read any African American Literature. Even though being from a predomanlitly black area of Atlanta originally , I always strived away from black literature. The literature is so strong and brings such emotions when reading. I always wanted to believe we lived in a perfect world, with little to no harm. However, as I struggle to read through…

drug possession, disorderly conduct, and physical alterations. Female juvenile delinquents are engaging in more physical fights. Compared to the past, there are also more female members of gangs. While gang presence on a whole is declining due to gentrification, juveniles both male and female are still joining their…

abuses in Morocco. Collaborations with various social justice groups on campus connected me with local struggles for human rights- including prisoners rights, indigenous rights, campus workers rights, refugee rights, and groups fighting against gentrification in our…