Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
it is indeed the City of Raleigh's job to worry about affordable housing, not the "developers" nor the people who are flocking to South Park.
The last paragraph of the article ...
Quote:
The lot next to Ms. Sanders’s child development center is for sale, too, by the city. She has wanted to acquire it for years. But now she is in a bidding war for 0.17 acres of land that previously held a gas station, and the price is up to $390,000.
now, does the City take ALL the land it owns and ONLY use it for its own affordable housing? Or do they take parcels like this one, which couldn't hold more than 1 home and likely isn't worth more than $200K as residential zoning, and sell it as commercial land and take the additional "windfall" and apply that towards affordable housing?
Anyhow, comments like the below do not bode well for race relations:
“Our black bodies literally have less economic value than the body of a white person,” she said. “As soon as a white body moves into the same space that I occupied, all of a sudden this place is more valuable.”
While it's extremely sad that someone actually thinks that, it's even sadder that a news outlet would publish it. Not only is it untrue, but it creates tension. I question the motives behind the article.
I personally have about had it with WRAL. You have to wonder if it's this kind of stuff that is why so many good people are leaving the company.
Anyhow, comments like the below do not bode well for race relations:
“Our black bodies literally have less economic value than the body of a white person,” she said. “As soon as a white body moves into the same space that I occupied, all of a sudden this place is more valuable.”
While it's extremely sad that someone actually thinks that, it's even sadder that a news outlet would publish it. Not only is it untrue, but it creates tension. I question the motives behind the article.
Makes you wonder...if we didn't have the media citing race for all the problems in the world, would we have any issues with race?
Anyhow, comments like the below do not bode well for race relations:
“Our black bodies literally have less economic value than the body of a white person,” she said. “As soon as a white body moves into the same space that I occupied, all of a sudden this place is more valuable.”
While it's extremely sad that someone actually thinks that, it's even sadder that a news outlet would publish it. Not only is it untrue, but it creates tension. I question the motives behind the article.
I personally have about had it with WRAL. You have to wonder if it's this kind of stuff that is why so many good people are leaving the company.
From an economic standpoint, is she wrong?
I grew up hearing the shameful “there goes the neighborhood” lament when a family of color would move in, opposite side of the same tired coin.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
