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Growth in Black neighborhoods
"Greenville's Promise," a meeting hosted by the City of Greenville, Greenville Housing Fund, REEM and Greater Good Greenville, looked at how rising property values are making it difficult for families to remain in their homes....
Continue ReadingGreenville News wins February Sidney Award for revealing the heavy cost of gentrification
The Greenville News collaborates with Furman University in "The Cost of Unity," an award-winning series about gentrification and racial displacement in one of the Southeast's fastest growing cities.
Continue ReadingPriced out, pushed out; Furman study documents how revitalization has impacted Greenville’s Black neighborhoods
Furman's Ken Kolb goes on record with FOX Carolina about the impact of Greenville's rapid growth on historically Black communities.
Continue ReadingWho gets to be ‘revitalized’ in Greenville? How and why Furman studied racial displacement
On the surface, city revitalization looks good. Furman's Ken Kolb and researchers at The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities dive deep and uncover some sobering findings.
Continue ReadingIn Greenville County, past racist deeds abet gentrification, displacement
An article in The Post and Courier (Greenville) follows up on a mapping project carried out by Furman University researchers.
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