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On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
Working-class Latino and Black people are being pushed out of their own neighborhoods by wealthier White residents.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Describes displacement of minority communities due to gentrification.

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