The Latest Breaking News from Gentrification

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As it turns out, nothing about buying back the 'hood to build generational wealth and manage gentrification — as the late rapper Nipsey Hussle so famously encouraged his fans to do — is easy when you're Black.

Locals and climate activists battle against coastal development and privatization of public beaches as luxury condos proliferate

For 130 years, the historically Black section of Coconut Grove, founded by Bahamian immigrants, has been a foundation stone for Miami, a wellspring of culture and activism, and verdant, fertile soil for the aspirations of tens of thousands of the city’s African American residents.

Gentrification, over-development and parking are all issues discussed by residents, workers in Leith.

It’s about “anti-gentrification but mostly the big impact from investors,” Duarte says. “They buy the small, old houses, and they destroy the character of Pilsen.”

As world travel rebounds after two years of COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions, marketers and the media are promoting Puerto Rico as an accessible hot spot destination for continental U.S. travelers. The commonwealth set a visitor record in 2021, and it is expanding tourism-related development to continue wooing travelers away from…

Ahead of a summer of festival sets, ENNY talks about her breakout hit Peng Black Girls, rapid gentrification in her hometown and partygate

The 2,400 podcast submissions for NPR's contest offer a rare glimpse into the minds of young people.

Neighbors who oppose the construction of an apartment building in West Philadelphia and had asked residents for fecal samples to try to find a link between development and colorectal cancer won their appeal Monday of the zoning board's approval of the project.

Redevelopment on Picton Lane make some feel "with the increasing number of plans for new developments modern buildings could overshadow the beautiful old ones"