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Pushing Back on Displacement: Community-Based Redevelopment through Historically Black Churches

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  • Branden Born

    (Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Rachel Berney

    (Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Olivia Baker

    (Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Mark R. Jones

    (Sunyata Agency, Inc., Maple Valley, WA 98038, USA)

  • Donald King

    (Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Dylan Marcus

    (Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

Abstract

Gentrification and subsequent displacement are common problems in cities, and result in the removal of poor communities and communities of color from urban areas as they move to cheaper locations in the metropolitan region. Here we describe a community-based approach to redevelopment by historic Black churches that seeks to counter such displacement and cultural removal. We explain the history of a historically Black neighborhood in Seattle and the founding and rationale for a church-led project called the Nehemiah Initiative. Our perspective is that of participants in the work of the Nehemiah Initiative and as faculty and students from a local university partner supporting it. We conclude with policy strategies that can be used to support such redevelopment in Seattle, with understanding that some may be broadly applicable to other cities.

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  • Branden Born & Rachel Berney & Olivia Baker & Mark R. Jones & Donald King & Dylan Marcus, 2021. "Pushing Back on Displacement: Community-Based Redevelopment through Historically Black Churches," Societies, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:11:y:2021:i:1:p:10-:d:487307
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    1. April Jackson & Tisha Holmes & Tyler McCreary, 2020. "Gown Goes to Town: Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Relationships between College Students, City Planners, and a Historically Marginalized African-American Neighborhood," Societies, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-24, August.
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    1. David Orta, 2021. "“Mexicans Built This Neighborhood!” Gentrification, Organizations, and the Role of Place-Based Identity in Latinx Chicago," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-16, August.

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