At least she is starting somewhere. She is doing her part for the community. She is planting a seed of hope to uplift her community. Hopefully it will grow to inspire someone else to figure out how to flourish the community for those still there.
Nneka Namdi is actually doing work in my city- thanks for covering this. Notice the city govt is in no way a part of this. Because blight is a purposeful action of our government.
@@edwardmiessner6502 the city itself is in charge of the blight. It's partially an occurrance and partially a planned effect. That's why it overlaps so much with race, which overlaps with policing/jails/criminal justice system. People in power want the blight in order to...there are many reasons, one of which is giving it all off cheaply to developers they are financially connected to. But suppression of the populace is a big reason. So it's not our of control for the city. I believe that is what Miss Namdi explains, though I wouldn't want to speak for her on this.
I visited Baltimore,the first time 8 months ago and my jaw dropped when I saw the # of abandoned rundown homes . It was so weird staying in a nice luxury air bnb and literally around the corner there are rows of run down abandoned homes. It's nice to see people fighting to build their commun ity back up .
Yeah, so don't do what the other places that don't look like Baltimore do, it's better to double down on what Baltimore has been doing in order to achieve the results the other cities have. That's genius! I cant wait to see all the investment that's going to pour into Baltimore after they explain that they've "decolonized" private property rights and all the money you spend fixing up these buildings will be put to good use when they take them from you. Hey I've got an idea for you, I've got a 98 civic that needs some repairs, you can buy it from me and do the repair and then I can just keep the car and use it. Who could turn down such a deal?!
Nneka N'namdi is a genius & saint. communities across this nation need to study what she's doing & duplicate it. it just shows how important truly caring is.
My whole family grew up in baltimore. The projects to be specifically. they still see the same things 40 years later and nothings changed. As a kid I always thought it was sad. And now graduating from college seeing the same thing I wonder how all my friends could move to all the wealthy areas of Baltimore (like fed hill….) and picture Baltimore life as that when there’s all these other run down communities that embody and surround bmore? It’s crazy and toxic and change needs to happen.
Real Talk... Thanks for being a part of the solution instead of being a part of the problem. Communities are what the people command and demand they be.
This is indeed a brilliant woman. Blighted communities need to delete the package/liquor stores and close down the Chinese takeouts who take money out of those areas and return nothing. In addition, the people must wake up and stop complaining about government. Do for self and stop littering and teach their children to respect the environment and their elders.
That’s literally Trenton! I never knew that this had a name other than corruption. I’m really grateful for people like her working hard to destigmatize urban areas & revitalize these beautiful communities.
America is often advertised by itself as the “best” and most “powerful” country in the world with the highest GDP. How can the above be found in the USA? Most villages in developing countries are far better and far happier vs whats shown above. If a govt and a specific skin colour can FxxK its own State and own people, just imagine what these racist, imperialist capitalists would do to OTHER non-English speaking nations.
I'm from Baltimore, and sadly it's been like this since I can remember. Glad to see someone is trying to do something, because the higher-ups just don't care unless you publicly shame them, and sometimes even then they don't care.
3 things NOT mentioned in this video that needs to be addressed: 1) High Crime that needs to be severely reduced and controlled; 2) FUNDING of and a lot more Police with strong law enforcement; and 3) Strong programs to deal with mental Health. Otherwise, nothing is going to change. Both Companies that open there to provide jobs and opportunities, and organizations to build and re-build will not invest if these things are not addressed. There needs to be safety and stability. Why invest in non-safety and instability?
Shout out to her for doing the work!! It'll take a HUGE investment to overcome this kind of blight after industry left, middle class fled to suburbs, then shut out Black people for those middle class jobs and housing through redlining. Wealth is tied directly to home ownership. There must be reparations to close that gap that was allowed by the government for so long so these areas can move forward!
@@RealBNews read it, dummy: Personal responsibility in keeping a 9-5.. personal responsibility for paying your bills with the money you work hard for at that 9-5… personal responsibility of not blaming other peoples for your problems, personal responsibility by saving money and using it towards a down payment for said house, instead of saying “gimme gimme gimme gimme” … Chicago, Baltimore, heck even St. Louis, what do these all have in common, besides terrible neighborhoods and high crime rates?
@Flea1991 What does that have to do with systemic issues. All the cities you mentioned were redlined, meaning literally the homes grandkids live in now are valued 10s and 100s of thousands less than white neighborhoods that their grandparents weren't allowed to buy in. Which means they can't get the same equity loan for a business or another home to progress the same as white grandchildren a few blocks over. Home ownership is tied to wealth. Poverty is tied to crime. You have ALOT of reading to do. Get off the blogs. Open some books.
High taxes, high crime, poor education and corrupt local government leads to a declining population. Until these things change Baltimore will continue to decline and there is no indication that any reforms are coming .
I live in Baltimore. This city is not improving. She has a good idea but the people in charge around here couldn't possibly care any less. The crime is through the roof. Start with that.
One kinda funny thing I noticed when I moved to Baltimore was that sometimes they just put giant wooden struts to support buildings that are decaying and falling towards the sidewalk and street.
That is one reason why I am glad Pennsylvania still has the Liquor Control Board and our own state liquor stores. There are about 600 of them throughout the state. We don't have or need liquor stores on every street corner. Maryland should do the same something like we do, it is one of the few things PA does right.
As a resident of B-more who's traveled to impoverished ares throughout Central and South America, I can tell you Baltimore city is really in it's most abysmal and abandoned state ever.
This problem could have been handled a long time ago. A partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the public trade schools to fix up some houses. The city could have seized most of these properties, made them livable, and supply the city with affordable housing. Our leaders are just plain incompetent. Public housing is supposed to be built on North Ave. but it hasn't started yet probably due to fact there aren't enough heavy equipment operators. They should have school devoted to the construction trades.
For example: About 75% of vacant properties that are in poor in Baltimore are in private ownership. Why arent those owners being held accountable for the condition of their properties? Well, because many of them are investors. And, in Baltimore like most places in America the investor class is rarely held responsible for harms caused to Black communities.
Not once in this entire video was crime mentioned as a factor. No businesses or contractors will work in a warzone: 301 homicides in 2022 and counting.
Well liquor stores, corner stores, tag and title shops, etc. are operating in neighborhoods with high levels of blight so I am not sure the argument carries.
@nnekannamdi8824 yeah, because those NEVER get robbed or anything lol. There's a reason EVERY SINGLE liquor store cashier has a gun loaded and ready. All of those examples are small, privately owned businesses that have few other options on location. Look at all the Walmarts in Seattle closing...you have issues if Walmart won't even do business with you.
But she really does not say how to solve the problem of the bad buildings. Would it not be possible for the city or county to demolish and clear the bad buildings and then charge the property owner for the demolition and remediation? Could the lot be returned to nature and then cleared if a new use is found?
She don’t!…..city demolishes buildings at very high cost, but wouldn’t sell it to individuals unless they they can show proof of funds to fix them in line to rehab them at very expensive cost estimate to fix them…!
As someone from Baltimore, I'm so glad there is an initiative/program that is dedicated to this, I have to drive through the city to get to my job each day, and see all the non-utilized land is just sad.
We don't take care of our own and then blame others. The older generations took care of the community. I witnessed the change. The kids of the last generation didn't take care of what their parents left them.
What last generation are you talking about? Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials or Gen Z? We can’t really build our communities if we are blaming others instead of looking for ways to work together. You said we don’t take care of our own and then blame others and then you blame the last generation. I’m not trying to pick a fight, I just want us all to be aware of what we are actually saying to each other.
They fell entitled, instead of pointing fingers, gather together and help rebuild the city. If you look around gentrification is becoming prevalent in the city.
If we don't teach the next generation to take care of their communities, then you can't blame them for the degradation. We don't teach civic responsibility anymore. We can't go back to those times, but we do need to shift our thinking.
Drug users destroyed this once great city. Drugs become more important then supporting family. Drugs came more important then community. Its not we vs them.
The work for change in the US have always been did duty of the black Americans not because they are not entitled to such development and improvement of their condition by the government or the states but the fact it's that the United States was never built in consideration of black Americans so having to know the reality your responsibility is to create conditions that will tackle the deficiencies that are created as a means to suppress black communities but I think they spend too many time in condemnation pointing out fingers which was not wrong but it didn't go with creating solution. I live in the country where my community was very impoverished luckily a very few of us went overseas and some of us were inspired we came home organized ourselves organized I community and empowered our own selves and now we are a very sustainable community we are envied by our own government and we have created a political system that is used to empowering and we have educated ourself politically to understand what is relevant and what is not and it has created a problem because most politicians don't even come to campaign in our own community because they are scared knowing that there's nothing you are going to point out that we have not done for ourselves both in economic empowerment, health, education and gentrification of our environment our agricultural sector as well commercialized to create wealth so the government is becoming rather as a nuisance and it is giving them tough time to infiltrate our community with political b*******.. so for change to a call Black Americans should when I say black Americans I mean the ones with brains should put their money where the mouth is and take ownership and all agenda real life that's the only way you can blame the government all year round nothing is going to change to how you want it.
Black Americans have paid taxes without any or full representation since 1776. The result is our tax dollars were used to build up communities and business districts while our communities were choked economically by policy. Black Americans have always organized resistance against oppression. We continue to organize resistance to oppression while building internal community based systems to meet our needs.
Why doesn't Baltimore start removing those abandoned buildings? Just let the grass grow until someone comes along that will build something in its place. Unfortunately until you can get rid of the gangs and the drugs no investors will spend money there.
Not a word of criticism towards crime. Baltimore has the problems it has ultimately because criminals are controlling the buildings and streets. Literally if you replaced the criminally oriented people of baltimore with, say, people from Japan or people from Korea, it would become a safe city and an economic power house.
if there is a home and it catches fire thus becomes vacant and the city doesnt improve or fix it, what will the people around that house do? Will they sit there and live next to a house with open doors to rats and roaches, without a family inside of it or will they move out.
@ant Of course not. But in a larger view, these neighborhoods are ruined by atrocious behavior and deep dysfunction. There have been many poor neighborhoods in most Americsn cities. In fact that was the norm, but those communities had a sense of collective well-being and pride. This is lacking in so many black neighborhoods and part of it is because they've been encouraged to blame outside forces. And that has always come from white liberals who have been playing blacks for 70 years. Quite effectively.
Anyone doing good work like this is always going to be a dog whistle for the right. To those who cry about the crime and get racial about it, I'd ask them how they'd have turned out if born in Harlem Park. This initiative is but a speck of sand, but it has to start somewhere. Regards from the UK.
@@joshuaphillips755 Thank you because it’s systematic oppression. I’m from Baltimore and 3 years ago public schools didn’t have heat. Around the same time millions of dollars went missing. That money was for the children and they got nerve to give money to Ukraine refugees SMH.
@@williamwilson6499 Yes, the people defending these groups of people in these cities are ignorant. It’s a sad truth. Look at Chicago, look at Baltimore, heck look at Michigan and even St. Louis…. It’s sad but true. Yet, they blame everyone else for their problems.
They are not comfortable. But when you have no wealth. And no one wants to buy your house. Where do you go? Gentrification doesnt need to happen. Simply repair and build affordable homes to keep the community growing. Wealthy people did not want to move into these neighborhoods when it’s been going through decay they do not deserve to move in once the people that live in these neighborhoods have done the hard work to repair, the gentrifiers can stay living wherever they are now in the fancy suburbs.
Fixing blight =/= gentrification (willful displacement of residents for the sake of racist and classiest socioeconomic exploitation by wealth hoarders)
@@brankobelfranin8815 Everyone gives a hoot. Skills and jobs fix poverty. I'm not sure what she is going on about. It was a lot of canned communist rhetoric.
@@candorsspot2775 communist rhetoric, do you even know what that is? Education and opportunities is what helps. Without this those communities have no chance and it shows.
It means looking closely at property rights to make sure they dont trump human rights. It means taking care of the land so that it can sustain humanity in the future. It means people or businesses shouldnt be able to own 10-20-50 properties in community that are horrible condition as tax shelters or in hopes of future profits.
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😾 So called “ Flight Blight “. 🏫🚁🔥🏣🔥 Is the results of the long term bad behavior of a people !
What an amazing woman! I am donating to this cause.
I go to school in Baltimore (Morgan State) and more projects like this need to exist! Thank you for the coverage
I am alum of thee Morgan State University. Great school choice!
At least she is starting somewhere. She is doing her part for the community. She is planting a seed of hope to uplift her community. Hopefully it will grow to inspire someone else to figure out how to flourish the community for those still there.
Nneka Namdi is actually doing work in my city- thanks for covering this. Notice the city govt is in no way a part of this. Because blight is a purposeful action of our government.
Until blight gets so bad it takes down the local government with it, like in Detroit.
@@edwardmiessner6502 the city itself is in charge of the blight. It's partially an occurrance and partially a planned effect. That's why it overlaps so much with race, which overlaps with policing/jails/criminal justice system. People in power want the blight in order to...there are many reasons, one of which is giving it all off cheaply to developers they are financially connected to. But suppression of the populace is a big reason. So it's not our of control for the city. I believe that is what Miss Namdi explains, though I wouldn't want to speak for her on this.
I visited Baltimore,the first time 8 months ago and my jaw dropped when I saw the # of abandoned rundown homes . It was so weird staying in a nice luxury air bnb and literally around the corner there are rows of run down abandoned homes. It's nice to see people fighting to build their commun
ity back up .
Yeah, so don't do what the other places that don't look like Baltimore do, it's better to double down on what Baltimore has been doing in order to achieve the results the other cities have. That's genius!
I cant wait to see all the investment that's going to pour into Baltimore after they explain that they've "decolonized" private property rights and all the money you spend fixing up these buildings will be put to good use when they take them from you. Hey I've got an idea for you, I've got a 98 civic that needs some repairs, you can buy it from me and do the repair and then I can just keep the car and use it. Who could turn down such a deal?!
Nneka N'namdi is a genius & saint. communities across this nation need to study what she's doing & duplicate it. it just shows how important truly caring is.
Dont forget to say and pay her for duplicating it! Often people innovate and aren’t compensated.
My whole family grew up in baltimore. The projects to be specifically. they still see the same things 40 years later and nothings changed. As a kid I always thought it was sad. And now graduating from college seeing the same thing I wonder how all my friends could move to all the wealthy areas of Baltimore (like fed hill….) and picture Baltimore life as that when there’s all these other run down communities that embody and surround bmore? It’s crazy and toxic and change needs to happen.
Real Talk... Thanks for being a part of the solution instead of being a part of the problem. Communities are what the people command and demand they be.
I work in the City and seeing this I am glad that orgs like this exist. Definitely will donate to this.
Currently live in Baltimore. Will definitely be looking into this.
This is indeed a brilliant woman. Blighted communities need to delete the package/liquor stores and close down the Chinese takeouts who take money out of those areas and return nothing. In addition, the people must wake up and stop complaining about government. Do for self and stop littering and teach their children to respect the environment and their elders.
That’s literally Trenton! I never knew that this had a name other than corruption. I’m really grateful for people like her working hard to destigmatize urban areas & revitalize these beautiful communities.
America is often advertised by itself as the “best” and most “powerful” country in the world with the highest GDP.
How can the above be found in the USA? Most villages in developing countries are far better and far happier vs whats shown above.
If a govt and a specific skin colour can FxxK its own State and own people, just imagine what these racist, imperialist capitalists would do to OTHER non-English speaking nations.
I'm from Baltimore, and sadly it's been like this since I can remember. Glad to see someone is trying to do something, because the higher-ups just don't care unless you publicly shame them, and sometimes even then they don't care.
With the amount of homeless and lack of affordable housing in this country it is just sicking to see so many abandoned homes.
3 things NOT mentioned in this video that needs to be addressed:
1) High Crime that needs to be severely reduced and controlled; 2) FUNDING of and a lot more Police with strong law enforcement; and 3) Strong programs to deal with mental Health.
Otherwise, nothing is going to change. Both Companies that open there to provide jobs and opportunities, and organizations to build and re-build will not invest if these things are not addressed. There needs to be safety and stability. Why invest in non-safety and instability?
Shout out to her for doing the work!! It'll take a HUGE investment to overcome this kind of blight after industry left, middle class fled to suburbs, then shut out Black people for those middle class jobs and housing through redlining. Wealth is tied directly to home ownership. There must be reparations to close that gap that was allowed by the government for so long so these areas can move forward!
And home ownership is tied to personal responsibility.
@@MrEkzotic Expound.
@@RealBNews read it, dummy: Personal responsibility in keeping a 9-5.. personal responsibility for paying your bills with the money you work hard for at that 9-5… personal responsibility of not blaming other peoples for your problems, personal responsibility by saving money and using it towards a down payment for said house, instead of saying “gimme gimme gimme gimme” … Chicago, Baltimore, heck even St. Louis, what do these all have in common, besides terrible neighborhoods and high crime rates?
@Flea1991 What does that have to do with systemic issues. All the cities you mentioned were redlined, meaning literally the homes grandkids live in now are valued 10s and 100s of thousands less than white neighborhoods that their grandparents weren't allowed to buy in. Which means they can't get the same equity loan for a business or another home to progress the same as white grandchildren a few blocks over. Home ownership is tied to wealth. Poverty is tied to crime. You have ALOT of reading to do. Get off the blogs. Open some books.
What’s her ig ?
beautiful video. supporting her from PG County, MD💙
High taxes, high crime, poor education and corrupt local government leads to a declining population. Until these things change Baltimore will continue to decline and there is no indication that any reforms are coming .
U are partially right…..majority of the unemployed men/women don’t want to work blue collar jobs!
If those property owners will not renovate those properties and bring them up to code. Then the cities should invoke Eminent domain.
I live in Baltimore. This city is not improving. She has a good idea but the people in charge around here couldn't possibly care any less. The crime is through the roof. Start with that.
Baltimore is a great city with great things to do. All the best for this cause and the people living and visiting there.
One kinda funny thing I noticed when I moved to Baltimore was that sometimes they just put giant wooden struts to support buildings that are decaying and falling towards the sidewalk and street.
Those are meant to stabilize the structure.
As a drunk I know personally those liquors store aren’t keeping themselves open
That is one reason why I am glad Pennsylvania still has the Liquor Control Board and our own state liquor stores. There are about 600 of them throughout the state. We don't have or need liquor stores on every street corner. Maryland should do the same something like we do, it is one of the few things PA does right.
Blame on everyone else! That’s helpful.
This sounds like an awesome project. I've been following the Strong Towns movement and think it could really add to the work being done in Baltimore.
So sad to see so many beautiful brick buildings in that condition.
So is blight what happens to run down communities that don’t get gentrified?
No, blight often makes communities vulnerable to gentrification.
As a resident of B-more who's traveled to impoverished ares throughout Central and South America, I can tell you Baltimore city is really in it's most abysmal and abandoned state ever.
Philadelphia has a lot it can learn from this thought process with vacancies. Especially the community engagement aspects on education on blight
Want to do something of the same for Chicago. So much potential here amongst us.
I’m from Baltimore and this would be a good opportunity to combine this union and take back our communities.
You had me until "eliminate private property."
Gods bless this amazing woman!
This problem could have been handled a long time ago. A partnership between Habitat for Humanity and the public trade schools to fix up some houses. The city could have seized most of these properties, made them livable, and supply the city with affordable housing. Our leaders are just plain incompetent. Public housing is supposed to be built on North Ave. but it hasn't started yet probably due to fact there aren't enough heavy equipment operators. They should have school devoted to the construction trades.
Not the solution!
Love love love
Where are the local councillors? Any representation?? Who's responsible for managing these communities?
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@@seanmccartney5177 you’re not wrong
@@prancer1803 I would love to be but its just the sad truth..............
For example: About 75% of vacant properties that are in poor in Baltimore are in private ownership. Why arent those owners being held accountable for the condition of their properties? Well, because many of them are investors. And, in Baltimore like most places in America the investor class is rarely held responsible for harms caused to Black communities.
Thank you. This is a great video.
urban land is simply too valuable for staying abandoned for long
We need programs like this in Stockton California
Not once in this entire video was crime mentioned as a factor. No businesses or contractors will work in a warzone: 301 homicides in 2022 and counting.
Well liquor stores, corner stores, tag and title shops, etc. are operating in neighborhoods with high levels of blight so I am not sure the argument carries.
@nnekannamdi8824 yeah, because those NEVER get robbed or anything lol. There's a reason EVERY SINGLE liquor store cashier has a gun loaded and ready. All of those examples are small, privately owned businesses that have few other options on location. Look at all the Walmarts in Seattle closing...you have issues if Walmart won't even do business with you.
love this
But she really does not say how to solve the problem of the bad buildings. Would it not be possible for the city or county to demolish and clear the bad buildings and then charge the property owner for the demolition and remediation? Could the lot be returned to nature and then cleared if a new use is found?
She don’t!…..city demolishes buildings at very high cost, but wouldn’t sell it to individuals unless they they can show proof of funds to fix them in line to rehab them at very expensive cost estimate to fix them…!
May God bless you 🙏🏾
As someone from Baltimore, I'm so glad there is an initiative/program that is dedicated to this, I have to drive through the city to get to my job each day, and see all the non-utilized land is just sad.
Love this
Awesome. My kid goes to JHU and I see the blight every time I visit.
This is very interesting. Troubling to the mind as well
They should have been done something about the urban decay and urban blight
We don't take care of our own and then blame others. The older generations took care of the community. I witnessed the change. The kids of the last generation didn't take care of what their parents left them.
What last generation are you talking about? Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials or Gen Z? We can’t really build our communities if we are blaming others instead of looking for ways to work together. You said we don’t take care of our own and then blame others and then you blame the last generation. I’m not trying to pick a fight, I just want us all to be aware of what we are actually saying to each other.
They fell entitled, instead of pointing fingers, gather together and help rebuild the city. If you look around gentrification is becoming prevalent in the city.
That's political. All of it caused by the govt and its capitalism fetish.
@@annhall4125 Yup, and those who don't take care of their own will blame it on the city instead of themselves.
If we don't teach the next generation to take care of their communities, then you can't blame them for the degradation. We don't teach civic responsibility anymore. We can't go back to those times, but we do need to shift our thinking.
Why the city not picking the debris and rubbish up the garbage company
The migrants from Central America are going to love their opportunity to rehab and own these buildings
Drug users destroyed this once great city. Drugs become more important then supporting family. Drugs came more important then community. Its not we vs them.
The work for change in the US have always been did duty of the black Americans not because they are not entitled to such development and improvement of their condition by the government or the states but the fact it's that the United States was never built in consideration of black Americans so having to know the reality your responsibility is to create conditions that will tackle the deficiencies that are created as a means to suppress black communities but I think they spend too many time in condemnation pointing out fingers which was not wrong but it didn't go with creating solution. I live in the country where my community was very impoverished luckily a very few of us went overseas and some of us were inspired we came home organized ourselves organized I community and empowered our own selves and now we are a very sustainable community we are envied by our own government and we have created a political system that is used to empowering and we have educated ourself politically to understand what is relevant and what is not and it has created a problem because most politicians don't even come to campaign in our own community because they are scared knowing that there's nothing you are going to point out that we have not done for ourselves both in economic empowerment, health, education and gentrification of our environment our agricultural sector as well commercialized to create wealth so the government is becoming rather as a nuisance and it is giving them tough time to infiltrate our community with political b*******.. so for change to a call Black Americans should when I say black Americans I mean the ones with brains should put their money where the mouth is and take ownership and all agenda real life that's the only way you can blame the government all year round nothing is going to change to how you want it.
Black Americans have paid taxes without any or full representation since 1776. The result is our tax dollars were used to build up communities and business districts while our communities were choked economically by policy. Black Americans have always organized resistance against oppression. We continue to organize resistance to oppression while building internal community based systems to meet our needs.
Blight hurts us all!
Go Team 👍👍👍!
Why doesn't Baltimore start removing those abandoned buildings? Just let the grass grow until someone comes along that will build something in its place. Unfortunately until you can get rid of the gangs and the drugs no investors will spend money there.
Not a word of criticism towards crime. Baltimore has the problems it has ultimately because criminals are controlling the buildings and streets. Literally if you replaced the criminally oriented people of baltimore with, say, people from Japan or people from Korea, it would become a safe city and an economic power house.
Woman destroys children's playground!
What does "Decolonize" mean?
no mo whyte folk
Mud huts
Nothing makes a person destroy where they live. As long as people don't hold themselves accountable, they will never succeed. And they don't.
if there is a home and it catches fire thus becomes vacant and the city doesnt improve or fix it, what will the people around that house do? Will they sit there and live next to a house with open doors to rats and roaches, without a family inside of it or will they move out.
@ant Of course not. But in a larger view, these neighborhoods are ruined by atrocious behavior and deep dysfunction. There have been many poor neighborhoods in most Americsn cities. In fact that was the norm, but those communities had a sense of collective well-being and pride. This is lacking in so many black neighborhoods and part of it is because they've been encouraged to blame outside forces. And that has always come from white liberals who have been playing blacks for 70 years. Quite effectively.
Anyone doing good work like this is always going to be a dog whistle for the right. To those who cry about the crime and get racial about it, I'd ask them how they'd have turned out if born in Harlem Park. This initiative is but a speck of sand, but it has to start somewhere. Regards from the UK.
This is good information on how to turn blight around.
Words aren't action zuggy
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Red lining? . Axx you don’t take care of your own community, it happens in every community you settle in
The problem is the mindset of the people, most of them are hopeless because of lack of good education
And how is education funded? Why is it funded that way? America's problems aren't minor blemishes but a poisoned system.
@@joshuaphillips755 Thank you because it’s systematic oppression. I’m from Baltimore and 3 years ago public schools didn’t have heat. Around the same time millions of dollars went missing. That money was for the children and they got nerve to give money to Ukraine refugees SMH.
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Not interested in new one in Baltimore
Why all these troubles? Look at the demographics lady!
Why isn't someone like this the Mayor instead of this constant flow of useless crooks we've been stuck with? Might actually see some change.
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This is so cool! I want to help!
Go get a wrecking ball and dump truck.................start from scratch
THE WIRE
St. Louis has blight too and it seems to be associated with a certain race of people….
So ignorant.
@@williamwilson6499 Yes, the people defending these groups of people in these cities are ignorant. It’s a sad truth. Look at Chicago, look at Baltimore, heck look at Michigan and even St. Louis…. It’s sad but true. Yet, they blame everyone else for their problems.
Or is it associated with city separate from the county, the use of restrictive covenants or the decline of industry like in Baltimore?
The only way you'll fix blight is by gentrifying. Educating only works so much because the people that stay in those conditions are comfortable.
They are not comfortable. But when you have no wealth. And no one wants to buy your house. Where do you go?
Gentrification doesnt need to happen. Simply repair and build affordable homes to keep the community growing. Wealthy people did not want to move into these neighborhoods when it’s been going through decay they do not deserve to move in once the people that live in these neighborhoods have done the hard work to repair, the gentrifiers can stay living wherever they are now in the fancy suburbs.
Fixing blight =/= gentrification (willful displacement of residents for the sake of racist and classiest socioeconomic exploitation by wealth hoarders)
Who is funding this? They make it seem as though she just woke up one day and did this all on her own. Seems suspicious.
what is suspicious about obvious poverty, which nobody gives a hoot about?
@@brankobelfranin8815 Everyone gives a hoot. Skills and jobs fix poverty. I'm not sure what she is going on about. It was a lot of canned communist rhetoric.
@@candorsspot2775 communist rhetoric, do you even know what that is? Education and opportunities is what helps. Without this those communities have no chance and it shows.
We have received funding from everyday people, non profits and the city. I started Fight Blight Bmore but it is a community effort.
All I heard was “gimme gimme, it’s someone else’s fault, property ownership bad, it’s racism” …. How about some personal accountability for once. Smh
Personal accountability is key which is why I am doing this work. You know what else is key, government and corporate responsibility.
De colonize the idea of property? What is she talking about?
Communism
Nope, communism is not what I am advocating for either.
It means looking closely at property rights to make sure they dont trump human rights. It means taking care of the land so that it can sustain humanity in the future. It means people or businesses shouldnt be able to own 10-20-50 properties in community that are horrible condition as tax shelters or in hopes of future profits.
Go tell LeBron James to help you people🐒🦧💯💩💩🐀