gentrification

Meet the Real Estate ‘Vultures’ Buying Disaster-Ravaged Homes

Sophie Hurwitz / Grist Sep 2, 2025 “We buy homes” companies descend in the wake of catastrophes to acquire damaged properties on the cheap. Survivors say they're predatory. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Film

The Battle of Sunset Park

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig May 1, 2025 A documentary about zoning politics stars the everyday people of a storied Brooklyn neighborhood. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Coyotes of Crenshaw

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jul 31, 2024 A rise in predatory visitors unsettles a community already struggling with gentrification. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Gentrified L.A.’s Road to Nowhere

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Jun 19, 2024 Destination Crenshaw needs to be more than a pretty picture. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Gentrification’s Theater of Dreams

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Sep 7, 2023 Can historically Black L.A. neighborhoods have development without displacement? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Existential Erosion of Black Los Angeles

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Aug 14, 2023 Out-migration, gentrification and expensive housing has had significant effect in the last American city of dreams. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Activism

Philadelphia’s Chinatown Battles Gentrification

Rikki Li / Prism Reports Jan 6, 2023 After facing decades of predatory development, youth and elders in Philadelphia's Chinatown have rallied together against the latest threat. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Environment

A Tree Grows in El Sereno

Caroline Tracey / High Country News Dec 22, 2022 How activists are protecting black walnut trees to fight gentrification in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )