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The DePaulia Jackson Healy, Staff Writer|June 6, 2021 Whether they’re made of bronze or marble, apparently not all of Chicago’s monuments are set in stone. On July 17, 2020, amid a nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a violent clash between police and protesters broke out after the protesters attempted to topple the city’s statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park, resulting in 12 arrests and at least 18 injured officers. One week later, the statue was “temporarily” removed at Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s discretion, and on August 12, the mayor’s office announced a citywide review of public monuments through what would become known as the Chicago Monuments Project. ....
The telltale signs of gentrification aren’t hard to spot: real estate investors buying houses, rents soaring, housing prices skyrocketing, longtime residents getting displaced. And they’re all evident in the Grove Park neighborhood of Atlanta, making it part of a national pattern long mired in race, class, and not-in-my-backyard policies. Debra Edelson, executive director of the Grove Park Foundation, describes the process as “white money pushing out Black people.” Why We Wrote This Repeated failures in the U.S. to mitigate the downsides of gentrification may indicate that a different approach is needed – one that depends on a common understanding of what it means to be a neighborhood. ....
The telltale signs of gentrification aren’t hard to spot: real estate investors buying houses, rents soaring, housing prices skyrocketing, longtime residents getting displaced. And they’re all evident in the Grove Park neighborhood of Atlanta, making it part of a national pattern long mired in race, class, and not-in-my-backyard policies. Debra Edelson, executive director of the Grove Park Foundation, describes the process as “white money pushing out Black people.” Zoning, rent control, property-tax breaks, and taxpayer-funded affordable housing have long been used to manage growth and keep neighborhoods diverse. But new research shows the long-term failure of such tools to temper change. ....
Experts knock Trump’s last-ditch effort with 1776 Commission Report Chinyere Ibeh, Focus Editor|January 27, 2021 In September 2020, Donald Trump signed an executive order that put together the 1776 Commission with its accompanying report that was released on Monday, Jan. 18. President Joe Biden officially disbanded the 1776 Commission the next day. The commission and its accompanying report appear to be a direct answer to The New York Times’ 1619 project, which aims to reframe American history via a collection of essays on African American history since slavery. The 1619 Project also explores the contributions of Black Americans in building the nation from slavery until now. During his visit to the National Archives Museum, Trump announced that the commission “encouraged our educators to teach our children about the miracle of American history and make plans to honor the 250th anniversary of our founding,” and it would teach youth to “love America.” ....