Weaponized Poverty

06 Gentrification


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Today’s topic focuses on gentrification as a weapon of poverty.


I grew up in a community that had little to no road network, and a lack of clean water.


Sadly, when the ruling class eventually brought development to poor communities like mine, it came in the form of gentrification.


Investopedia defines gentrification as the transformation of a community from low value to high value, often leading to the displacement of its previous occupants.


The key word here being “displacement.”


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Weaponized PovertyBy Stephen Nwaloziri