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Coffee shops in gentrifying LA: Designs matter
We visit three new coffee shops in LA’s historically black neighborhoods to see how designs of the spaces signal who’s welcomed and who’s not.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenWe visit three new coffee shops in LA’s historically black neighborhoods to see how designs of the spaces signal who’s welcomed and who’s not.
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