When we talk about why some places gentrify and others don't, there's often a pressing, underlying question at stake: To what degree is gentrification bound up with and shaped by race?
This is the subject of a path-breaking new study by Harvard doctoral student Jackelyn Hwang and urban sociologist Robert Sampson published in the August issue of the American Sociological Review.
— citylab.com
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I'd be interested to see a more comprehensive study that expands to international cities and gentrification in those places. I'm not positive, but I don't think they could draw the same conclusions using racially predicated variables. The US is fairly unique in that we have a very diverse citizenry, and clashing ideologies which are all supposed to be treated equally, where many places on earth just ignore the minority...
Florida congressional districts
The 5th congressional district
This is usually the district most discussed outside of Chicago. What most fail to realize is that gerrymandering in this case was carried out to ensure that minority representation would be secured in the HoR.
Now it's being pointed to as a sign of oppression. If the district were evenly sliced, the Tea Party would take over the seat and any chance for African-American representation in Northeast Florida would vanish.
However, fair redistricting would eliminate this public servant....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A
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