With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc on our country and the world, a number of communities have been greatly affected by an exacerbated housing crisis. Even though Biden’s extension of the eviction moratorium will act as a temporary solution for the increased number of people unable to make rent each month, the issue of equitable housing and renter protections is not new. Gentrification, a term coined by sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964, refers to the displacement of communities as neighborhoods are developed and middle to upper class people take their place. Usually these communities are primarily composed of BIPOC and have a rich history that gets erased by rapid urbanization. The video above is from the 1991 movie Boyz N The Hood and gives an excellent description of gentrification.

SOAR Diversity Discussion Hour Tomorrow Wednesday, Feb 24 @ 4:30pm!

Please read these two articles (links below) before the event to participate in an engaging discussion on understanding the history and continued legacy of anti-Black racism in America.

(1) Why celebrating Juneteenth is more important now than ever by P.R. Lockhart
(2) AMERICA, THE HOUSE THAT SLAVERY BUILT by Tasha Williams

Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event.

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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Historically Speaking: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community February 23rd 7-8 pm EST. Register here.

A Conversation with Steve Schmidt: The Republican Party's Crisis and the Future of American Democracy February 23rd 12-1 pm EST. Register here.

Did the Black Lives Matter Protests Matter? February 24th 12-1 pm EST. Register here.

SOAR Diversity Discussion Hour February 24th 4:30-5:30 pm. RSVP here.

Voting: What Changed in 2020? February 25th 12-1 pm EST. Register here.

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Black History Month Edition February 26th 9 am-2 pm. Register here.

African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon Week 2: February 28th 12-3 pm EST. Register here.

Sources

"It's Called Gentrification." [YouTube]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BadSZDpvq-s&feature=emb_title

Rowan, Lisa. (2021) "CDC Extends Renters' Eviction Moratorium Through March. Is More Rent Relief Next?" [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/eviction-moratorium-extended-to-end-of-march/

Goetz, E.G., Lewis, B., Damiano, A., & Calhoun, M. (2019) "The Diversity of Gentrification: Multiple Forms of Gentrification in Minneapolis and St. Paul" The Regents of the University of Minnesota. [Online]. Retrieved from http://gentrification.umn.edu/sites/gentrification.dl.umn.edu/files/media/diversity-of-gentrification-012519.pdf

Community Stabilization Project [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://communitystabilizationproject.org/

The Alliance [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://thealliancetc.org/

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