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  • June 2008
    • Why Is Memphis the New South Bronx?

      Why Is Memphis the New South Bronx?

      (Newser) - Despite a flattened national crime rate in large cities, Memphis was recently dubbed the nation's leader in violent crime, prompting Atlantic Monthly to ask: “Why has Elvis’s hometown turned into America’s new South Bronx?" Local experts offer an unsettling answer: demolition of low-income housing projects isn’t eradicating crime and poverty by giving residents a fresh start—it’s just decentralizing and relocating the problem.   More »

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      poverty   gang violence   Memphis   urban poverty   public housing

  • December 2007
    • Big Easy Protest Turns Rough

      Big Easy Protest Turns Rough

      (Newser) - Police used pepper spray and stun guns on protesters in New Orleans attempting to push their way into a City Council meeting over the impending demolition of 4,500 public housing units damaged by Katrina. Local activists oppose HUD's push to raze the houses to make room for mixed-income neighborhoods. "Is this what democracy looks like?" one protester asked the AP. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina   New Orleans   housing   Housing and Urban Development   public housing

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