Runnning Head: GENTRIFICATION Gentrification Ways of Knowing Las Professor: Research Paper December 2‚ 2013 Abstract To examine or explore the effects of gentrification‚ when a group of people of a particular Race is unable to maintain their resources; they are inevitably removed from their environment. There will become a new set of a particular race that will be able to maintain and perhaps create a different environment with
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States during the era known as the Harlem Renaissance. He is usually considered to be one of the most prolific and most-recognized black poets of the Harlem Renaissance. He broke through barriers that very few black artists had done before this period. Hughes was presented with a great opportunity with the rise black art during the 1920 ’s and by his creative style of poetry‚ which used black culture as its basis and still appealed to all ethnicities. Until the Harlem Renaissance‚ poetry and literature
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and control gun distribution around the world. The Harlem Community Justice Center The Harlem Community Justice Center is a system in Harlem New York that is broken down into three main different programs; Housing‚ Youth Justice‚ and Reentry also there is the Harlem Justice Corps. Each part combined helps solve neighborhood problems “including youth crime‚ landlord-tenant disputes‚ and the challenges faced by parolees—in East and Central Harlem” (Overview ‚ n.d.). By providing housing to the people
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neighborhoods tend to be more responsible and politically informed and they frequently organize “Citizen Patrols” and “neighborhood watches” (McDonald 168). The crime rates in Harlem dramatically decreased as strict policing become a commonplace. According to the New York Police Department‚ from 1990 to 2008 the greater Harlem area experienced a 73 percent increase in all complaints. The long term residents say that new white resident plays a significant role in the community patrol (Barker 2011).
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(CDC). In East Harlem‚ New York however‚ the rates of complications and mortality is up to 5 times in an underprivileged community compared to the overall residents in New York City. There are 125‚000 residents living in East Harlem‚ 50% are Latino‚ 40% African-American‚ 6% Caucasian and 4% of other races. In the United States‚ East Harlem characterizes mostly the minority communities. Aside from having very limited resources‚ they also bear chronic diseases like diabetes. East Harlem‚ not only that
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International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Module Overview This module introduces you to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This is the idea that‚ in addition to their primary function of making money for the benefit of shareholders‚ businesses have a wider responsibility to the society in which they exist. Although some business people and economists continue to argue that this in not what businesses are for‚ and quote Adams Smith’s dictum that ‘I have never known much good done by
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The Harlem Renaissance had a positive effect on African American lives because it was a time period where they were allowed to express themselves through their music‚ art‚ and literature. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that happened in the 1920’s. At that period of time‚ it was known as the “New Negro Movement.” Alain Locke named it after the 1925 anthology. Even though it was centered on the Harlem neighborhood of New York City‚ the Harlem Renaissance also influenced Many French
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Alex Flores Peggy Hardman History 102 February 28th‚ 2011 Black Power Movement and The Harlem Renaissance America has seen itself change over and over again. America is the home of the free and the brave. However‚ this beautiful nation has not always been like this. America has had to go through many ups and many downs to beautify. Racial discrimination has played a huge role in American society. Even today‚ there are still racial inequalities. These racial inequalities are not as bad as they
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our society and then drifted off out of our memory. One such Renaissance was the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance created and influenced some of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Zora Neale Hurston was one of these great minds. She wrote several outstanding plays and novels and helped share the unspoken point of view of several thousands of people. Her works helped to remind us of how
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was one of the great writers of his time. Through his writing he made many contributions to following generations by writing about African American issues in creative ways including the use of blues and jazz. Langston Hughes captured the scene of Harlem life in the early 20th century significantly influencing American Literature. He wanted American to see the conditions that many African Americans were living in. To do so‚ he wrote 15 volumes of poetry‚ six novels‚ three books‚ 11 plays‚ and a variety
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