Gentrification

The original settlers of Harlem were the Wecksquageek Indians who raised corn tobacco and called their land Quinnahung or planting neck. Harlem is known internationally as the Black Mecca of the world. Harlem was originally settled by the Dutch in 1658 but was largely farmland and undeveloped territory for approximately 200 years. As New York’s population grew, residential expansions moved northward and development of the Harlem territory was evitable. Many people didn’t know Philip A.…

The current status for Skid Row is trying to kick out the homeless people and make it a more developed area, which makes no sense because the number of homeless people in Skid Row is in the thousands. Gentrification is in full effect and I do not understand the plan for the development of Skid Row; it is only going to cause numerous problems. Kicking out the poor is inhumane, for years they have been occupied in that area not bothering people, they were forgotten…

acknowledged the numerous social issues black communities faced. And the film extremely powerful depiction of urban racial tensions touched the nerve of the American public, causing much controversy. Lee touched on police brutality, white racism, and gentrification-- among other…

population lives in urban communities (2010). Among the identifiers characterizing urban communities are ethnic diversity, racial discord, employment, public transportation, social stratification, low income housing, new housing development, gentrification, crime, businesses, “mom & pop” shops, economy, education (both public and private), churches, and political interests. Though non-exhaustive, the intersectionality and interconnectedness of and between these elements are undeniably present…

Broken windows theory is a criminological theory of the norm setting and being able to indicate urban disorder. Broken windows theory is also the belief that ignoring public order violations and disruptive behavior leads to community neglect, which fosters further disorder and crime. If you were to go to an unfamiliar neighborhood and see broken windows, spray painted walls, and abandon cars, your first instinct would tell you that the neighborhood must be unsafe. This theory is based off of…

Take Back the Land by Max Rameau recalls the formation, evolution, and demise of the Take Back the Land campaign organized by housing activists in Miami, Florida. The main goal of the campaign was to establish the idea that people within a given community should own the land in it. They tried to achieve this by creating their own shantytown called Umoja Village on a vacant lot that they legally occupied under the Pottinger Settlement, which states “anyone who is homeless and on government…

While Clifton camera is brought closer to eye level to enforces his common demeanour, as the scene continue so does the argument now transforming from a little scuff of the shoe to now Buggin’out is accusing Clifton of being a product of the gentrification that is going on at area at the time, as Clifton goes tried of the arguing with Buggin’out he begin to start to climb the stairs with this the so does the camera putting him in a positon of power no instead of Buggin’out at this point…

Undoubtedly, same-sex marriage has become a polarizing issue that currently plagues every major city in the United States. The argument of whether racial equality and same-sex rights are identical has now become a prolonged fight that seems to have no end in sight. Flag war is a heartbreaking documentary that explores the bias of homosexuality over racism in Columbus, Ohio, a predominantly African/American community, where a group of gay white citizens invades and try to displace the…

I have always wondered why people end up on the streets homeless. In Africa where I spent much of my formative years, people used to rely so much on each other to the extent of taking care of a relative or relatives who may be needy. But that has changed over the years due to the high number of needy relatives, especially orphans of the HIV/Aids scourge. The dreaded epidemic ravaged most 3rd world countries leaving a trail of homeless children who later grew into homeless men and women. Having…

The 13th is a documentary by Ava DuVernay, who provides a realistic representation of our current criminal justice system and the people in it. The documentary follows the chronological progression of events that lead to our current criminal justice system, starting from the beginning of the twentieth century and ending in modern times. Representatives from both sides of the issues presented were brought forth and their stories were told, even Newt Gingrich had progressive things to say about…