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Category Archives: Gentrification
The Fight to Save McMillan Park Isn’t Over
It looked like the David-versus-Goliath fight to save a historic park in the nation’s capital had, after nearly three decades, finally run its course. On December 7th, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and city officials broke ground on a $720 million … Continue reading
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Nap Turner Way
DC’s U Street is heavily gentrified, with lots of luxury condos and lots more on the way. But a few short decades ago, U Street – then known as Black Broadway – was the cultural soul of Chocolate City. It … Continue reading
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Gaylord Hotel Broke Law, May Do It Again
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 The week began with Prince George’s County cabbies, the AFL-CIO and the local chapter of the NAACP saying Gaylord … Continue reading
Posted in Gentrification, Labor/Jobs, Prince George's County, Taxicab
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Voices of the 99% Radio examines local D.C. politics and news coverage
Listen to Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of 99%: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker joined Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of the 99% for a discussion on the Washington Post’s selective scrutinizing of politicians, … Continue reading
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D.C. taxpayers get short end of West End deal
By Thomas Hedges – You can find Hedges’s reports at Truthdig. He works at The Center for Responsive Law, founded by Ralph Nader The non-profit group D.C. Library Renaissance Project (DCLRP) worries that a deal between city officials and developer … Continue reading
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Pastor teams up with Occupy activists to save home
Listen to Rev. Vanzant [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 “This is the next phase of the Occupy movement,” said Mike Haack, an activist with Occupy Our Homes, an off-shoot of Occupy DC which works to prevent evictions. … Continue reading
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Is The Informer being blacklisted because of its black readership?
(Cross posted at The Washington Informer and The Urban Revival.) The Washington Informer has a mostly black readership and that appears to be why it was denied a District government contract which instead was awarded to The Washington Times, a … Continue reading
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Remembering Brian Anders through action
Listen to TheFightBack‘s 2010 interview with Brian Anders [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Brian Anders, a tireless D.C. activist and homeless advocate, passed away August 28. He asked that he be remembered not with tears but … Continue reading
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WPFW and NAACP-Alexandria Hold Town Hall
Listen to The Latino Media Collective on Pacifica Radio WPFW 89.3 FM: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 “We know affordable housing is dwindling in Alexandria,” activist and Alexandria resident Nisaa Harper told the standing-room only crowd … Continue reading
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The Human Cost of Gentrification: Pete talks with Bruce DePuyt
“The Washington area is a boom-town, cranes are everywhere and communities are on the upswing as investors pour billions into new real estate. But what happens to people who get priced out by all this progress?” NewsTalk host Bruce DePuyt … Continue reading
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