New York City Loses Black Population Due to Lack of Affordable Housing

Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley

11 Aug 2023

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Black Agenda Radio · New York City Loses Black Population Due to Lack of Affordable Housing

Leah Goodridge is an attorney, housing advocate, member of the New York City Planning Commission, and a former member of the Rent Guidelines Board. Leah Goodridge joins us from New York City to talk about that city’s loss of its Black population, 200,000 people in the last 20 years. She explains that the lack of affordable housing has created this trend.

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Public Housing

New York City

Loss of Black Wealth

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