How a Black Miami neighborhood became ‘ground zero for climate gentrification’
by Joseph Contreras from Environment | The Guardian on (#6J7FX)
A documentary, Razing Liberty Square, examines the plight of families in Liberty City as developers revitalize' community on desirable higher land
Aaron McKinney had high hopes for Liberty City.
In 2015, Miami-Dade county officials announced a $74m development project aimed at revitalizing the historically Black neighborhood in the north-west of the city. The plan was to raze Liberty Square, the dilapidated housing project in the heart of the neighborhood, and build 1,900 new apartments in its place.
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