Gentrification doesn't have to be a bad thang tho! 🙏
Most “opportunity zones” become an opportunity to exploit the neighborhoods where they’re crested. They’re opportunity for forces of gentrification to come into underprivileged neighborhoods, exploit them for financial gain & siphon the wealth created back out of the neighborhood
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Replying to @kennylavish
Correct, if it’s done in a way that uplifts the people who live in the neighborhood. But too often it’s done in a way that basically squeezes out the people who’ve been living in the neighborhood.

Oct 14, 2020 · 12:26 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
That is the unfortunately probably the truth more often than not. That can change tho if developers become more interested in creating spaces designed for an inclusive neighborhood community, rather than max profit.