Tag Archives: Gentrification

HW Q & A: With Harlem Artist Allicette Torres

Posted on September 21, 2012 by | 6 Comments

Allicette Torres

The Harlem born visual artist whose work is in the upcoming Harlem Art Walking Tour 2012 in October as she shoots her art, defines what Harlem is and knows that Harlem isn’t discovered in her world of Harlem. Continue reading →

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NuAFrikan Performance in Harlem

Posted on May 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Part of the NuAFrikan Theater and NuWorks series, Dream Deferred is an amazing play about gentrification in Harlem. Director Marcus Dargan  says, “My play is a historical document, artistically expressed to reflect the experiences of a people who may someday vanish from Harlem’s landscape without having had their final stories told.” Continue reading →

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Harlem Group Helps Montreal, Canada

Posted on March 30, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Some people living in Parc Extension worry houses and apartments in the Montreal neighbourhood are on their way to becoming unaffordable thanks to a new university campus that will be built nearby. Continue reading →

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In Danger of Extinction: Gentrification in E. Harlem & on the Lower East Side

Posted on September 20, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Residents of these two diverse, vibrant neighborhoods have long dealt with the pressures of gentrification and have struggled for affordability. Their story is told in two recent documentaries. Continue reading →

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