Unit 2 Final

Ignacio Moyano

By Davarian L. Baldwin

By Mariah Williams

Themes and Topics

Success?

Difference?

Similarity ?

UNIT 2 Final

When Universities Swallow Cities

There Goes the Neighborhood: Combatting Displacement in Richmond’s Historically Black Neighborhoods

Differences in themes and topics.

Mariah Williams She speaks specifically on the effects of gentrification in Richmond and its historically black neighborhoods. She speaks on displacement caused by gentrification and the loss of history and culture. Davarian L. Brown He speaks on gentrification in the United States caused specifically by the growth of universities. He speaks on the expansion of universities and the unfair advantages they hold within their cities. Unlike Mariah Williams, he does this through numbers and data to get a more powerful response.

How are the Themes and topics of these two texts similar

Gentrification Growth Of Cities leads to the displacement of poor people Race The most prominent victim of displacement are people of color. This is a result of decades of inequity. Solutions Policy was the most forward solution in preventing displacement. This will be done by first giving the communities a voice infront of corporations and the government.