Gentrification in Urban Areas

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clipped from www.nwcn.com Gentrification putting squeeze on black businesses 11:35 AM PDT on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 By KATHERINE SATHER / KING5.com   Black Dollar Days Lottie Cross has been an important force behind Black Dollar Days.                         SEATTLE – As far as Lottie Cross is concerned, there is no Central        District in Seattle anymore.                 Gentrification has changed the character of the historically African        American neighborhood.                 "It's phasing out," she said.                 But as condos sprout up on street corners and new white, middle class        families move in, some say an integral part of the community has been        victimized. Black businesses struggle even as new wealth enters their        neighborhood.