Washington, D.C.

Racial Designation: Black

Gentrification Status: High

Responsible Party: Cultural appropriators, city of D.C.

Tools of Gentrification: Landmark Targeting

Community Response: Yes

Anti-gentrification Advocates: Dwandalyn Reece-Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture/ Jason Moran-Georgetown University Distinguished Artist in Residence and Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz/ Maurice Jackson- Associate Professor of the History Department

Anti-gentrification Strategies: Education 

Source: http://www.thehoya.com/dc-jazz-threatened-gentrification-says-kennedy-center-artistic-director-jazz-jason-moran/

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