It's a G-Thing: Gentrification

Biracial Unicorns

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In this episode we take a look at gentrification.

This might be our most “adulting” episode yet as us elder millennial Unicorns converse the housing market. So synonymous with the “American dream,” home ownership is one of the biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime. With a fluctuating market, crippling student debt, and housing availability, the option to buy homes in low-income areas have become a viable option for first time buyers…que today’s episode- gentrification. Love it, hate it, or don’t understand it, gentrification is not necessarily a new trend. But today we want to further examine the correlation between gentrification and race (because, after all, that’s kind of our thing). In this episode you’ll hear…

• An introduction into the history of Redlining • “Urban renewal”- and its lasting impact • Dani sharing her house buying experience • A definition of gentrification • Examples of gentrification • The many complexities of gentrification • Can BIPOC gentrify? • Classism • Is all gentrification bad??

We would love to hear your experience or take on the phenomenon of gentrification. See our details down below for how to reach us.

We end our episode with a very delightful happy place. hint it involves pain and Potter!

Additional resources:

• Listen: There Goes the Neighborhood (Podcast by WNYC Studios)
• Read: Mixed Communities: Gentrification by Stealth
• Visit: Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America: https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/

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