With Spike Lee’s passionate critique and the hilarious “Saturday Night Live” parody, the conversation about gentrification in New York City has effectively transcended being a neighborhood-specific issue and entered the pop culture sphere — while gaining some serious notoriety to go with it. But how does race play into this issue? While many of these transitioning neighborhoods are historically home to black families, what happens when wealthier African-Americans are the ones infiltrating lower-income communities?
In a HuffPost Live conversation on Friday, freelance writer Kashana Cauley explained the concept of black gentrification and described her experience as a middle class black woman living in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
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Watch the full HuffPost Live conversation about black gentrification here.
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