There Goes the Neighborhood

'This Is a Black Neighborhood. You Aren’t Black.'

In Inglewood, developers are building new luxury housing close to big tech-job centers near the beach. Rents are going up and black residents are watching nervously as white homebuyers move in.

By Saul Gonzalez • Oct 3, 2017 • 24m Listen

LeRoy Clavon, a member of a radio controlled cars racers club that meets every weekend in the parking lot of Inglewood's Forum. A painter and handyman, LeRoy is profiting from new investment in Inglewood but fear how it might affect the African-American community longterm. Photo: Saul Gonzalez

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There Goes the Neighborhood

'This Is a Black Neighborhood. You Aren’t Black.'

In Inglewood, developers are building new luxury housing close to big tech-job centers near the beach. Rents are going up and black residents are watching nervously as white homebuyers move in.

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There Goes the Neighborhood

'This Is a Black Neighborhood. You Aren’t Black.'

In Inglewood, developers are building new luxury housing close to big tech-job centers near the beach. Rents are going up and black residents are watching nervously as white homebuyers move in.

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