Report: Atlanta among cities hardest hit by gentrification, Black displacement

Report: Atlanta among cities hardest hit by gentrification, Black displacement

A new report from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition shows Atlanta has the second-highest number of neighborhoods that flipped from majority-Black to majority-white between 1980 and 2020.

New report says Atlanta lost more than 40% of its majority-Black Census tracts between 1980-2020

The report was released this week by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.

200 years later: The Black neighborhood destroyed to create Central Park - Pavement Pieces

Central Park was home to shoeshiners, farmers and churches two centuries ago. The now-famous park is on land where neighborhoods like Seneca Village once stood. Seneca Village, a predominantly Black town, was located on about 40 acres of land between West 82nd and West 89th Streets at Central Park West. This year marks the 200th