"Whose Barrio? Q & A with Directors Ed Morales and Laura Rivera"
Whose Barrio? is a documentary that was screened last week at the New York International Latino Film Festival. The film is a great primer for those who want to learn about the basics of gentrification. The displacement of one community, usually low-income ethnic groups, by structural property takeovers is also known as “developing” a community and it’s no new phenomenon. Neighborhoods such as the Mission District in San Francisco or Williamsburg in Brooklyn have dramatically changed faces and atmosphere as the upwardly mobile seek out new spaces to invest in.
A palimpsest effect has taken over the cultural histories of Spanish Harlem and Morales strives to share its devastating effects of those being pushed to the margins. Ironically, these places were originally created to house and centralize certain populations are now being deemed potentially valuable real estate. Morales’ main focus is the community’s attempt to hold onto its identity as a cultural epicenter for Latinos in the U.S...
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xx, t
PS. I used to teach in Spanish Harlem so it means a lot to me if you check out the effects of gentrification in the area.
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