Gentrification

volunteering at Riverview Gardens last winter after writing about the site for my UW Fox Valley course in Urban Geography. We had learned about “gentrification,” in Urban Geography, which is the process of neighborhood upscaling that results in displacing residents who can no longer afford to live there. Riverview Gardens is an example of gentrification in reverse. Riverview Gardens was once Riverview Country Club, a private 72-acre golf course, which came up for sale in December 2011. It was…

Abreham Mekonnen Reading Reflection What was the predominant emotion that you experienced in reading these chapters? The more I learn about Richmond’s history the more clueless I feel. This is partially because we were not thought the grim details of the oppression of black people and people never really address how the racism of the past has transitioned into the present. I actually got to meet Benjamin Campbell over spring break and he talked a little bit about what was in his book…

populations with higher-income populations. I also felt this concept is heavily conveyed through the documentaries, The Sunshine States and The Flag Wars, in which it shows gentrification in the same aspect. The readings prior to the visits to the sites helped accentuate the significance of the area whether it highlighted gentrification or cultural areas. The follow-up discussion also embedded the importance of these readings, trips, and films. It was useful hearing from my peers’ perspective on…

Behavior Problem: In this study , I will be discussing the idea of the lack of minorities in the business work force. Today , the state of diversity in the business world is minimal. A business that will embrace a more fluid demographic group will most likely benefit more economically. Minorities hold only 1/3 of the work force, which is not proportional to its population size. However, the more shocking number is the lack of diversity in Fortune 500 corporations. In Fortune 500 companies,…

My place of research interest is Brooklyn, which is located in Kings County in New York. Brooklyn is the fastest growing borough in the New York. This population increase has resulted in gentrification, which has caused displacement of certain racial groups due to higher property values. In 2014, Brooklyn’s population was 2,504,700. Of the total population, 97% classified them themselves as belonging to one race - 42.8% identify as White (1,072,041), 34.3% Black or African American (860,083),…

Alternative Break Scholar because of the impact of my first Alternative Spring Break trip as well as, the impression that my former trip leaders left on me. During my first Alternative Break that was centered around systematic racism with a focus on gentrification and food insecurity I fell in love with the different types of services that my group and I participated in. The specific activity that I participated in was the act of helping to diminish the effects of food insecurity by packing…

Eastwood and Harlem, both small neighborhoods in America, are weighed down by the world’s view of them; poor, predominantly black, violent and in need of “help” (Ralph 9). In Renegade Dreams, Ralph tells the story of activists, gang leaders, patients and teenagers while constantly refusing to portray them as victims. He gives us a glimpse into Eastwood, “a community that was battered but far from beaten.” Caught in the bonds of racism and poverty, the Fontenelles appeared Parks’ article A Harlem…

with the continued increases in rents and numbers of those displaced in the last few years. While the incentives may help bring in more development and possibly affordable housing it will do little to protect Oregon families from displacement and gentrification as we wait for these policies to be written up and see if they’re even…

It was the reasonable neighborhood to push out because it was a poor neighborhood made up of people of color, who didn’t know how to defend themselves. It’s difficult to bring yourself to challenge those forces, when the forces money, power, and status because the imbalance of power is too great to defend the little that one may have. When you own a home, such as those who live in The Hill, you find the willpower to try to fight for the few things you can call your own. Neighborhoods like The…

The main cause for racial and income inequality throughout the country is due to the racial superiority some states have set, due to the migration to suburban areas and the gentrification of urban cities. Minorities usually migrate to urban cities where jobs are more available, affordable housing can be found, and the availability of food is accessible (prices of food). In the article “Food Justice and Agriculture,” it mentions, “Accessibility is also envisaged from an economic point of view,…