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REMOVED: Black Erasure in Boston

Gentrification is removing Black Americans from their communities all across the nation, and Boston is no exception.

0.0/ 10—1h 26m
Documentary

Systemic and structural racism implemented by the city of Boston over the years has led to a dramatic stripping of generational wealth for Black residents, so much so that the average net worth of Black Americans in Boston is now only eight dollars. The racist grading process of ‘redlining’ primarily black neighborhoods, combined with the displacing effect of various ‘urban renewal’ projects, set the template for the wider scale gentrification seen today that is pricing black residents of Boston out of their communities. On top of that, the mass incarceration of Black Bostonians has also led to a further disruption of Black communities. The combined effect of these state sanctioned actions has led to the erasure of Black Americans in Boston.

Directed by Sabrina Salvati

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Sabrina Salvati
Reggie Stewart
Antonia Edwards
Wawa Belle
Derrick Evans
Kate Phelps
Louis Elisa
Renee Stacey Welch

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