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Gentrification placing hardships on African American community's
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Dr. Lenore J. Daniels | 08.06.2011
Mostly Black, elderly, fixed-income, disabled residents are being pushed out of their apartment homes, homes they have occupied for 20, 30 years or more, by the ruthless determination of housing corporations, whose only goal is to further their growth and to increase profits. And these corporations accomplish their goal in Style with the misuse of young Black managerial staffs all too eager to please, too eager to "get rich quick." This is one reason we must participate in the October2011 movement. Watch Video Post Brothers Rental Apartments and 633 West Rittenhouse Street:
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Baba Bob Shipman | 02.01.2010
Obama's stimulus money not getting to the inner city home owners. The white flight to the suburbs, left decaying properties that were relined by banks. Residents were unable to receive standard loans, when the loans did come in the predatory and helped to cause the housing crisis nationally. And gentrification isn’t something that’s taking place just in Point Breeze. Residents of West, North and Southwest Philadelphia have equal cause for concern.   Mayor Nutter made a announcement that Development Permitting Process improvements to the permitting process stated it will make it more efficient, clear and affordable.Community residents, business owners and small contractors to take advantage of came out last week, to late for those in the community to play catch up. Background by Larry Miller, Philadelphia Tribune Staff Writer: 
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