Expanding access to home finance did not eliminate the structural barriers Detroiters faced as they tried to repair their homes, Nicholas L. Caverly writes in his new book. Nor did demolitions.
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Posted inBusiness
Black commercial corridors are still banking on culture
From West Oakland to Birmingham, historic commercial districts in Black neighborhoods are using cultural preservation to drive community investment.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
‘Actions speak louder than words’: Detroiters weigh in on Belle Isle’s future following $144M investment
A decade after the state takeover and $144 million in improvements, Detroiters are weighing what’s been gained, and what’s been lost, on the city’s river island.
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In the past 50 years, we’ve lost more than 150 majority-Black neighborhoods
A landmark study on gentrification shows that 15% of urban neighborhoods have been gentrified — leading to the displacement of at least half a million Black residents.