KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - POLICE & GENTRIFICATION

HIGHLIGHT REEL

Here are some highlighted resources for your students to begin to explore the topic of GENTRIFICATION. The reality of this topic is continually shifting, with many new articles, videos, and other resources being created every day. We have curated these items to provide a few enduring resources that have value beyond time and current events. But please note that what we include here may not be the most up-to-date information and you may wish to search for more timely resources.

There are many more resources included in the Resource Master List, a live & organic spreadsheet, and we hope you will contribute your findings to the list!

Here are two EVC youth produced documentaries on the subject of gentrification in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Washington Heights.

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As the Sun Comes Up, the Bricks Fall Down

Stealing Home: Gentrification in Washington Heights

Examples of resources that discuss the basics and the complexity of GENTRIFICATION, and provide political, social, and economic context.

Gentrification Explained (2017)

Short video that provides an overview and basic definition of gentrification.

'There Isn't A Just Housing Choice': How We've Enabled The Pains Of GentrificationDecades of unjust policies have led to the devaluing of lower-income neighborhoods. But urban sociologist John Schlichtman says closing the gap between revaluing and devaluing can minimize inequities.

Flag Wars | POV | PBSFlag Wars is a poignant account of the politics and pain of gentrification. Working-class black residents in Columbus, Ohio fight to hold on to their homes. Realtors and gay home-buyers see fixer-uppers. The clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own.

A 'Forgotten History' Of How The U.S. Government Segregated AmericaAuthor Richard Rothstein says the housing programs begun under the New Deal were tantamount to a "state-sponsored system of segregation," in which people of color were purposely excluded from suburbs.

Boyz n the Hood (clip from the movie)

A father talks about gentrification

White Flight Lives on in American Cities

Things may seem more diverse, but people of different races still don't live near each other.

White Flight Never Ended - An Atlantic article about white flight and segregation.

TED talk focused on gentrification as an act of racial and economic inequality

Class Divide

Highlights the impact of hyper-gentrification in New York City’s West Chelsea, where an elite private school is located right across from the public housing projects.