It is not a secret that Black and Brown economic development and upward mobility has been stymied heavily by local government in African American neighborhoods and communities. This started with redlining that concentrated poverty and continued with highways razing majority-Black homes and businesses in neighborhoods such as West End and Avondale. Inequality has further developed through unchecked and underregulated development which drastically increases home prices and rents, gentrifying communities and forcing black families out of their homes. We need to help curb this by intentionally promoting and supporting black and brown economic development. This includes:
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