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Jun 16, 2022

Barry Farm’s Legacy Is The Subject Of A New Documentary By D.C. Filmmakers

“Barry Farm: Community, Land and Justice in Washington, DC,” premiering free this weekend, comes at a critical point for the Ward 8 neighborhood.

Feb 28, 2022

D.C. May Provide Additional Grants To Fund Controversial Mount Pleasant Balcony Restoration

A battle over historic preservation and displacement in Mount Pleasant could be resolved with an infusion of city money.

Mar 29, 2021

Melvin Hazen’s Legacy: Segregation, Displacement, And A D.C. Park

The latest effort to remove names and symbols with racist legacies targets a small park connected to Rock Creek.

Mar 18, 2021

Voices of Wards 7 And 8: What Does Gentrification Mean For Neighborhoods East Of The River?

“Chocolate City will never be the same.”

Mar 17, 2021

This D.C. Native Has Written A Haunted Novel About The District’s History

In Morowa Yejidé’s “Creatures of Passage,” ghosts haunt characters living east of the Anacostia River.

Mar 05, 2021

Appellate Court Rejects Legal Challenge To Brookland Manor Redevelopment Project

Residents believe the redevelopment plans will push out low-income Black and Latinx residents.

Jan 08, 2021

IG Live Show ‘A Chocolate City Story’ Shines A Spotlight On Local Leaders

The Instagram Live series welcomes Black guests to discuss their experience of being raised or currently residing in D.C. and their career path — including both failures and successes. 

Sep 03, 2020

New Research Uses Google Street View To Look At ‘Indicators Of Gentrification’ In D.C.

Researchers hope to draw connections between their findings and local data on policing and returning citizens.

Jun 18, 2020

D.C. No Longer The ‘Most Intensely Gentrified City’ In U.S., Ranking Behind San Francisco And Others In New Study

From 2000 to 2012, D.C. was considered to be one of the fastest-gentrifying cities in the U.S. From 2013 to 2017, though, it dropped behind other cities like Denver, Boston, and New Orleans.

Mar 10, 2020

Local Photographer’s Portraits Of Gentrification Acquired By The Smithsonian

Joseph Young has lived in the H Street corridor for more than 25 years, and he’s seen his neighborhood rapidly transform around him.

 
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