Allendale Strong Podcast
Congratulations, You have came upon Allendale Strong. We are a community organization born from the love and admiration of the Allendale Neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana. The organization sprang from the fight to stop the I-49 inner city connector through the historical black community that birth some the greats of Shreveport. The two people that will take on this journey through history and fight is a man who is known for documenting some of Louisiana most important news, John Perkins. The Producer is a man born from the street of Allendale and Shreveport, Roosevelt Bryant. So sit back and let us introduce you to the people of Allendale and its fight for equal justice against those that mean to quiet us. Sorry but we walked in with a bullhorn!
Allendale Strong Podcast
EP 26: Reclaiming your neighborhood
June 30, 2024
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Roosevelt
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Season 1
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Episode 26
In this episode, we are speaking with Chris Baldwin of Decatur, Ga. We talk about his journey in getting ahead of Gentrification, and his thought on gentrification, and how it feels to see the value of your home rise and not cash out. Delving into the mind state of knowing the challenges of being in a gentrifying neighborhood before the gentrification. We also delve into the notion of staying in our community and reclaiming what we lost.
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