They were once the domain of working class African-Americans, vibrant neighborhoods where the black community looked to its local church for both spiritual and social leadership during times of crisis. But gentrification and the reversal of white flight have altered the demographics of these same communities, leaving the black church in the precarious position of [...]
Change in D.C. Sign Signals Community’s Gentrification
May 31, 2012 | Posted by
On Washington D.C.’s Georgia Avenue, a neon sign tells the tale of a community’s evolution. “Fish in the neighborHood” it reads, with the word neighbor in stark contrast to the rest of the sign. For 15 years prior, the sign in front of this storefront restaurant simply read, ‘Bill’s Seafood Kitchen’, having earned the nickname [...]
