By Victor Omondi
Gentrification has been digging its roots deep in Harlem, an area originally earmarked for upper-class whites about a century ago but that ended up being predominantly populated by Blacks and other communities of color. Over the past few decades, something surprising is happening. The community of color is slowly being ruled out of the community, as gentrification takes the center stage. Affordable housing is becoming a seriously rare commodity.
For a community that’s not new to gentrification, all you can be sure of is that they’ll always watch out for anything that they believe questions or poses a threat to their dominance.