Over the last decade, gentrification has become a major issue for the residents of Washington D.C.
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) reported that D.C. recently had the highest intensity of gentrification in the country. From 2000-2013, 40% of D.C.’s lower income neighborhoods experienced gentrification.
Tens of thousands of Black residents have left the city during the 21st century, many being priced out of their homes and neighborhoods. This mass migration has changed the demographics of a place once called “Chocolate City.”…