Gentrification Turns Around Beleaguered Black Neighborhoods

Recently, the Washington Post again highlighted a widely-referenced study that seemingly documents severe adverse consequences to poorer residents of gentrified neighborhoods. Earlier last year, the Post first reported on the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study that claimed that between 2000 and 2013, gentrification caused a substantial reduction of black residents “often accompanied by extreme and unnecessary culture displacement.” That study understates gentrification's potential benefits and greatly overstates its potential costs.