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sunnydaleherald · 1 year

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, April 22nd

LORNE: They need the hotspot because they're going to Pylea, my home dimension. AGGIE: And you're not going with them? LORNE: Hey, I'd rather have a hydrochloric acid facial. I'd rather invite a hive of wasps to nest in my throat. I'd rather sit through a junior high school production of Cats! - You see where I'm going with this?

~~Over The Rainbow~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

A vampiric double date gone awkward by Bl4ckHunter (Buffy/Spike, The Vampire Diaries crossover, T)

Обычный выходной в отеле "Гиперион" by holy_paw (Angel ensemble, G, in Russian)

Dancing by flootzavut (Buffy/Spike, G)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Out of Time: 1942, Chapter 45 by Aynn_Ward (Buffy/Tom Riddle, Harry Potter crossover, M)

Adaptations, Chapter 51 by Echo126 (Buffy/Faith, E)

Damned With You, Chapter 20 (complete!) by Amejisuto (Xander/Spike, E)

ever waiting airports (full of the love that you deserve), Chapter 11 by womanaction - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) [Archive of Our Own] (Buffy/Spike, E)

One Girl in All the World, Chapter 25 by BrennaLynn (Ensemble, T)

The Potters, Chapter 27 by BrennaLynn (Buffy/Willow, Harry Potter crossover, T)

Charming Sunnydale, Chapter 2 by QuillBard (Buffy/Faith, M)

Sans hésitation ( fic, en cours) 2023, Chapter 6 by oOoPlumeStilinskioOo (Buffy, Graham, M, in French)

Deafening Silence, Chapters 1-2 (complete!) by LilTypoMan (Buffy, T)

European Faecation, Chapters 1-7 (complete!) by StorygirlSidhe (Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Faith, Lost Girl crossover, M)

Daughter of Aurelius, Chapter 58 by Loup Noir (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Witch's Gift, Chapter 8 by RavenLove12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Key Saves Spuffy, Chapter 22 by Dynamite (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

42, Chapter 22 by Dynamite (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

And Then, Spike Was a Girl, Chapter 6 by Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, R)

So One of Us is Living, Chapter 11 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Those 2 again, Chapter 9 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, G)

Didn't See That Coming, Chapter 1 by JayeMaru (Buffy/Spike, R)

Broken Not Destroyed, Chapter 25 by Buffyworldbuilder (Buffy, Arrow crossover, FR13)

Fate Plans and We Laugh, Chapter 5 by Hermionetobe (Buffy, Dawn & Faith, Batman crossover, FR15)

A Coalition of Heroes, Chapter 8 by AragornIIElessar (Angel, Supernatural and Charmed crossover, FR15)

Bring Him Home, Chapter 9 by Acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, G)

Sparks, Chapter 4 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Those 2 again, Chapter 9 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, G)

The Home Invasions, Chapter 10 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Heat Cycle, Chapter 7 by Grief Counseling (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: My Spuffy Edits I made today by agentkikirogers (worksafe)

Artwork: Spike by jadenite (worksafe)

Artwork: "Goosebumps" Xander cover by Remarkable-Seat1115 (worksafe)

[Recs]

Fic recs: Spuffy style Reading Challenge - #24: Random Themes/Prompts/Genres by mcgnagallsarmy

Vid recs: Anything But Love and Pull me out from inside by thrasherpix and Joan the Vampire Slayer

[Fandom Discussions]

Willow's friends changing their minds about whether or not they want her to do magic in every episode in S7 by dgcatanisiri

Hating Xander for being a “nice guy” but not hating Spike is so ridiculously different by evilwickedme

People hate Xander because of Whedon by gh-0-stcup and girl4music

[What the Gentlemen's henchmen represent] by herinsectreflection

two episodes where Buffy is replaced and her friends fail to notice by herinsectreflection

What Xander does hits home by kyliafanfiction

Joyce asking Buffy if she "led on" Spike and her reaction to her sleeping with Angel by itzniaok and nevergonnabemuchmorethanweather

in their shows, Buffy and Angel both sleep with three people after each other by oveliagirlhaditright

I’d give Spike a normal friend by rubykgrant

Headcanon: Angel is autistic by balthazarslostlibrary

Comparing the misogynistic actions of Xander and Spike by glittergirlprincess

Buffy/Eddie - thoughts? by vampmogs

3.03 “That Old Gang of Mine”: the obvious argument that is never explored by AccordingReference3

According to producer Kelly A. Manners "God provided rain" for the alley scene in Five by Five by LightBlueSky55

Lindsey's death in the final episode? by Sjcarey87

"I don't wanna die" this scene is so powerful, showing the 'reality' of what is expected of the Slayer by JohnHammond94

"Live in the now, okay? You look like DeBarge." by theredacer

Buffy, Angel, and the age thing by Intelligent_Phone414

Is Spike a better man than Angel? by Exiled-Devotion

My favourite subtle Giles bit by dryerfresh

[Buffy the Vampire Slayer XBox game] by Omega-Beta-Zeta

In your eyes, which relationship was tarnished (ruined) beyond repair? by Opening_Knowledge868

How often have other students used the library? by Tuxedo_Mark

Favorite Xander moments? by Cousino28

Why didn't Giles keep all of the supernatural books in his office? by Tuxedo_Mark

Why I think Spike and Angel aren't really that much older then Buffy by draconit

Andrew by Nollaf5E5

What’s the scariest monster vs the least scary monster, for you in Buffy? by Either-Laugh7137

Into the woods by sushibananawater

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juarezesdeporte · 1 year

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KENT STATE WINS 61ST WESTSTAR DON HASKINS SUN BOWL INVITATIONAL

Second Sun Bowl Invitational Championship for the Golden Flashes

EL PASO, Texas – Kent State hoisted the 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational trophy after defeating UTEP 47-46 in the Don Haskins Center on Thursday, Dec. 22.

This is the second time Kent State won the Sun Bowl Invitational title with the first coming in 1999. With the win, the Golden Flashes moves to 5-2 on the season while the Miners fall to 8-4 overall. NM State finished the tournament winning the Consolation Game, defeating North Carolina A&T 85-74. NM State heads into conference play with a 7-5 overall record and NC A&T finishes the week at 5-8.

“The competition at this year’s tournament was unbelievable, from top-to-bottom,” said Executive Director of the Sun Bowl Association, Bernie Olivas. “Kudos to Basketball Chairman Barry Kobren for leading the way on this event and a special thank you to the title sponsor, WestStar. We cannot continue this great holiday tournament without our sponsor.”

All-Tournament Team

Demetric Horton – North Carolina A&T

Xavier Pinson – NM State

Shamar Grievance – UTEP

Miryne Thomas – Kent State

Tae Hardy – Don Haskins Award

Sincere Carry – Barry Kobren MVP Award

RECAPS FROM DAY TWO

Consolation Game

The Aggies of New Mexico State beat North Carolina A&T 85-76 after shooting 50-percent from the field. Both Marchelus Avery and Xavier Pinson ended the tournament scoring 20 points in the game, leading the way to a victory. The NM State Aggies, who started the game with a 20-3 lead, had five finishing with double-figures in scoring. Joining Avery and Pinson were Doctor Bradley (15), Kyle Feit (13) and Issa Muhammad (12).

NM State controlled the inside game, posting 44 points as a team inside the paint. NC A&T struggled offensively shooting 37 percent from the field.

Championship Game

The game between Kent State and UTEP was tied multiple times and had 17 lead changes; however, the final lead change went to Kent State. With 53 seconds left on the clock, UTEP forward Kevin Kalu gave the Miners a 46-45 lead. That was followed by defensive stops from each team. The Golden Flashes had the ball with 18 seconds on the ticker when Kent State guard Sincere Carry, Tournament MVP, was fouled. He hit both of the free throws he attempted to seal the victory.

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iowamedia · 2 years

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Iowa 112, North Carolina A&T 71: Run Amok

Iowa won comfortably — 89-58 — in the season opener over Bethune-Cookman on Monday night, but their shooting was a little off, which prevented them from eclipsing the century mark. The Hawkeyes’ shooting to start the game against North Carolina A&T was also a bit off — until it wasn’t. With 4:31 to play in the first half, Iowa was up just 35-30 on the NC A&T after a triple by the Aggies’ Jeremy…

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reveal-the-news · 2 years

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How to watch or stream Duke vs Georgia Tech college football

Duke Blue Devils quarterback Riley Leonard drives the ball past North Carolina A&T Aggies defensive back Avarion Cole during the second half of the Dukes’ game against North Carolina A&T at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Durham, NC. Caitlin McCown [email protected] After snapping its 13-game ACC losing streak last week, Duke looks to string together two league…

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bischuuit · 3 years

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bosses-stay-flawless · 3 years

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NC A&T State University

Why you always acting so AGGIE for?

Well... #Alumni

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chstylellc · 3 years

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The events that took place exactly 20 years ago today will never be forgotten. We remember where we were, what we were doing, who was around us, and the disbelief that we all had.

I remember being in McNair Hall on the campus of NC A&T SU coming out of class & hearing the reports & seeing the panic on the faces of my fellow Aggies from NY, NJ, & DC as they frantically tried to call home, but no calls were getting through...it was definitely something I won't forget.

As we go about the business of today let us remember with reverence all those that lost their lives needlessly, searching for others, and fighting for the rights of this country.

#CHStyleLLC #remembering911 #letsnotforget #knowourhistory #doyourpart #bettertomorrow #servehappily #givefreely #prayalways #lookahead #rememberwhen #growinpeaceandlove

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beauty-in-the-brkdwn · 7 years

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Where my Aggies at????

Where's my NCAT people though? I want more of you guys to talk to 💗💋

#aggies #aggie pride #ncat #nc a&t #northcarolina #hbcus #alumni #current students #north carolina agricultural and technical state university #historically black colleges #black excellence #black men #black women

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juarezesdeporte · 1 year

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THE BEST IS YET TO COME

El Paso, TexasThe 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational continues with the Consolation and Championship games set to tipoff at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. (MT) respectively in the Don Haskins Center

After mid-major powerhouse Kent State (9-3) defeated New Mexico State (6-5) in game one by the score of 73-63. The Golden Flashes will face local school, UTEP, in the Championship Game of the Annual Holiday Tournament.

The Miners took on a tough North Carolina A&T (5-7) team and took down the Aggies 75-62 for the chance to hoist up the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational trophy. “What a great first day of college basketball we all got to watch in this awesome holiday tournament,” said Executive Director Bernie Olivas.

“The competition level is very high and it shows on the court. We are grateful to our Title Sponsor, WestStar, for continuing to support this tournament.”This marks the third time Kent State and UTEP will face off in the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship game.

The Golden Flashes won the title in 1999, defeating UTEP 90-80. The Miners got revenge in 2014 when they defeated Kent State 78-75.

The Golden Flashes are now 5-2 all-time in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Tip-off for the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Championship is set for 7:30 p.m. (MT).

The Consolation game between North Carolina A&T and the Aggies of NM State is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (MT), while both games can be seen on Sun Bowl Association’s YouTube page.

RECAPS FROM DAY ONE

Game One Kent State was able to overcome foul trouble to beat New Mexico State 75-62 while Malique Jacobs led the Golden Flashes and all scorers with 17 points. Sincere Carry also chipped in 15 points and played tough defense, grabbing four steals.

NM State fell behind by as many as 15 points in the second half but clawed back and got to within one point. Aggie forward Issa Muhammad helped to kick start the potential comeback and finished the night with 17 points.

The Aggies held the Flashes to 40-percent shooting from the field while putting up 16 second chance points, but that was not enough as Kent State took the victory to head into the Championship game

.Game Two

The UTEP Miners followed the lead of Shamar Givance and Derick Hamilton to defeat North Carolina A&T 75-62 in the second game of the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational.

Givance tallied 18 points, all in the second half while Hamilton worked hard in the paint putting up 11 points and halting the NC A&T momentum at key moments of the game.

The Miners were able to pull off the victory by shooting 50-percent from the field, while holding the Aggies to under 40-percent from the floor. The Miners shot well from the free throw line hitting 14-of-19 attempts.

UTEP takes on Kent State at 7:30 p.m. (MT) in the Don Haskins Center for the Championship Game of the 61st Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Thursday, Dec. 22, 20225:30 p.m. - Consolation Game (NM State vs. North Carolina A&T)7:30 p.m. - Championship Game (Kent State vs. UTEP )In the Don Haskins Center

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anygivengameday · 6 years

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies at North Carolina A&T Aggies

Sunday, March 18, 2018

World War Memorial Stadium, Greensboro, NC

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lilmrsafano-blog · 5 years

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repost from @kamalaharris Our youth have always been the driving force of movements for change. Today we honor and recognize four NC A&T Aggies — students who held the first sit-in of the civil rights movement. 59 years ago at a Greensboro Woolworth’s, their courage, strength, and refusal to accept injustice brought our a nation a step closer to who we can and should be. #blackhistorymonth 😎✊🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZGZikF6x_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13wobqendps1r

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thecollegefootballguy · 5 years

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Bowl Previews: December 15

It’s that time of year again! Bowl season is a celebration of a job well done and a fun time for players and fans to go to unusual places and face new teams. The first day is jam packed with games, most of them are G5-only affairs.

Cure Bowl: Tulane 6-6 (5-3) vs Louisiana-Lafayette 7-6 (5-3) (Orlando, FL)

This should be the New Orleans Bowl matchup but they didn’t let me make the decisions. Tulane is playing in their first bowl game in five years and their first under head coach Willie Fritz. The Green Wave rallied from a 2-5 start (with an assist from the schedule letting up a little bit) to enter a three-way tie for first place in the AAC West division. The rebuild is on track.

Louisiana-Lafayette was the champions of the Sun Belt’s West division, finishing the regular season with a 7-5 record before losing to Appalachian State in the first ever Sun Belt Championship Game. The Ragin’ Cajuns are bowling in Billy Napier’s first season and the future looks bright. It’s the first time that ULL is playing in a bowl that isn’t in New Orleans.

New Mexico Bowl: Utah State 10-2 (7-1) vs North Texas 9-3 (5-3) (Albuquerque, NM)

The most exciting FBS game of the day goes to the matchup between Utah State and North Texas. The Aggies tied with Boise State atop the Mountain West’s Mountain division and have had their best season since 2012. Unfortunately head coach Matt Wells has left the team to lead Texas Tech, but the Aggies have gone far under his leadership and should be proud of their season.

Mean Green coach Seth Littrell almost left, but he’ll in Denton for another season after passing up the Kansas State job. This should leave UNT fans very happy, the team has bowled in each of Littrell’s three seasons. North Texas had a very good year in 2018, one of their best in recent memory. If it wasn’t for UAB’s miraculous run, the Mean Green would have won the West division.

Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T 9-2 (6-1) vs Alcorn State 9-3 (6-1) (Atlanta, GA)

It’s the HBCU national championship game!

North Carolina A&T has been a mainstay in the Celebration Bowl, making their third appearance in four years. The Aggies won the MEAC after overcoming a few uncharacteristic stumbles. NC A&T is the favorite, and the future looks bright in Sam Washington’s first year at the helm.

Alcorn State is playing in their second Celebration Bowl, having played in the inaugural game where they lost to A&T 41-34. The Braves are 9-1 in games against FCS opponents and proved themselves the best team in the SWAC with a win over Southern. Fred McNair has won the SWAC’s East division in each of his three seasons at the helm.

Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State 7-5 (5-4) vs #21 Fresno State 11-2 (7-1) (Las Vegas, NV)

The only P5 vs G5 matchup on the day and one of the few that will be played this bowl season. Many people, myself included, scoffed at the idea of Herm Edwards doing well at Arizona State. The Sun Devils aren’t quite improved from the level they played at under Tod Graham, but they haven’t fallen off either, and it’s only Edwards’ first year at the helm.

Fresno State will be the definite favorites in this game. The Bulldogs have proved themselves to be one of the best G5 teams in the country two years straight. Fresno has a pretty good offense and a defense that will give ASU a very hard time. There’s a reason that the Bulldogs are the Mountain West Champions, and they have a great chance to be one of the select few teams to win 12 games in 2018.

Camellia Bowl: Georgia Southern 9-3 (6-2) vs Eastern Michigan 7-5 (5-3) (Montgomery, AL)

Eagle bowl! It’s not a very sexy matchup, but this game is a happy moment for both programs. Eastern Michigan, the perennial punching bag of the MAC, is bowling for just the second time since 1987. Chris Creighton has done a masterful job bringing the Eagles to respectability and after last year’s hard luck season EMU should celebrate playing a warm(ish) weather game in December.

Georgia Southern led a charmed existence in the FCS, and continued their success upon their transition to the highest level. Then coach Willie Fritz left and the Eagles plummeted under Tyson Summers. Chad Lunsford has taken GSU back to their beloved triple option and in just one year has Georgia Southern competing in the Sun Belt once more. Neither won a division, but they’ve both made great progress this season.

New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tennessee 8-5 (7-1) vs Appalachian State 10-2 (7-1) (New Orleans, LA)

It’s a battle between the Sun Belt champion and the Conference USA runner-up. Middle Tennessee has carved out a nice little niche for themselves and are playing in their fourth bowl game in a row. This was the first division title that the Blue Raiders have won in their six seasons in C-USA.

Appalachian State has carved out an even better niche in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers are perennial contenders for the league crown, have won their third straight conference championship, and the first ever Sun Belt title game. Unfortunately head coach Scott Satterfield has already left for Louisville, but App State will certainly be the favorite in this contest.

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digitaldandelions · 3 years

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Why you can't talk about the Gentry on Facebook.

"Why should I care?"

You are concerned about Gentrification and its effects on marginalized peoples.

You want a strategy on gaming gentrification to benefit your neighbors.

Let's get started.

Facebook helps me keep track of my Digital Village

I have a lot of friends on Facebook from different walks of life. Mainly composed of--

Family, friends-of-family, and former classmates who have been working for the community for years to decades (keep pressing forward, fam!)

Friends I made while studying at North Carolina A&T State University (AGGIE PRIDE!!)

Friends I've made while abroad at Korea University (SHOUTS OUT TO Y'ALL!)

Community members I've found while working in every borough in NYC (MARLS, BlaQue, and various kinhood spirits!)

All of my people are really active in the community in some way, shape, or form. My Digital Village has various insights that make my Facebook timeline an engaging and enlightening place. I am very thankful for this and appreciative of the people who make up my village.

However, many in my village have been banned or barred because Facebook is not a free place to communicate. As many Facebook users will confirm, this platform bans any mention of White people, especially White men.

Go ahead! Try it for yourself. Facebook will take down your post because it violates Facebook's Community Terms of Service (ToS). It doesn't matter who you are. --To quote one of my favorite people, "I am White people!"

Facebook is a Private Company: They can do whatever they Want.

Investigating the legalese Facebook uses to protect White People's right to never be mentioned on Facebook would be fascinating. However, it's irrelevant. Facebook is a private company, and they can do whatever they want. More importantly, trying to challenge Facebook could potentially give them more power than we intend. We don't need Facebook to establish itself any more than it is now.

Therefore, our collective solution to this problem is to use coded language to foul up Facebook's "Community ToS" AI. My village has taken to using terms like "🌾," "⚪," or "the Gentry." It's a colorful and fun way to express ourselves on a very wide platform. This works for now.

Once you get tired of using coded language, moving to other platforms deflates Facebook's power.

Even more importantly, Facebook's ToS caused me to use other platforms that support my community. Pointedly, I use platforms like Tumblr and Discord, which are committed to supporting people in my Digital Village. This is how you game a "free capitalistic market" for now. Remember: MySpace only became irrelevant because we all moved onto other platforms.

Who exactly is the Gentry?

"The Gentry" is a cute term I personally use on Facebook to refer to White people. However, it's a term I use facetiously. For a modern, American, definition: the Gentry can refer to anyone who moves into a gentrified neighborhood, thus causing Gentrification.

"Gentrifiers" can be affluent, thrifty, White people taking advantage of the cheaper property values in a marginalized neighborhood. However, anyone can be affluent and thrifty in this economy: Asian Americans, Black people, anyone. I have even qualified as a Gentrifier in a lot of cases! I'm a country girl transplant to NYC. I lived in Seoul, South Korea, for a year. What matters is that the person moving is from outside the community.

When these new people move in, the gentrifying process looks like this:

The gentrifiers bring with them a demand for expensive products and services that the locals can't afford.

This demand irreparably changes the neighborhood to meet those needs.

The increased value of the neighborhood prices out the Locals-- e.g., through increased rent, taxes, etc

Local families and businesses are forced to move out because of the increased rent AND cultural displacement. i.e., The gentrifiers complain about the locals' habits because they perceive them as incompatible with their lifestyle.

What causes Gentrification?

I have lived and worked in nearly every borough of New York City. I also grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina-- where one side of the city has always owned the other side of the city. Subsequently, I have also lived on either side of Winston-Salem as well-- the more affluent West-side and the "Ghetto" East-side.

Can you guess which side of Winston-Salem owns the other?

The primary aspect of Gentrification is that the locals do not own the land that they live on. The East-side of Winston-Salem was primarily Downtown and apartment complexes where poor families rent their homes. That meant a lot of things, particularly that it was difficult for the poor families to have control over where they lived.

Property improvement was up to whoever owned their home on the West-side. Since the owners did not live in the neighborhood, they actually didn't care about upkeep. They only care about extracting money from their renters.

If you can recall your Social Studies class: this is a similar configuration for imperialistic powers and their colonies. Imperial governments didn't care about the people in the colonies and their quality of life. They only cared about extracting the wealth out of the colonies. The sole purpose of the colony is to enrich its imperial counterpart, facetiously called the "Mother country." In addition to being patronizing, this configuration left the colonists had no control over their own country. The lack of self-governance systems is why we see formally colonized countries still struggling to compete. In some cases, the country is in tatters hundreds of years after their imperial overseers have left.

Gentrification and Colonization has a lot of the same Economic Patterns

Again, similar to colonization, gentrification ensures that there is very little opportunity for self-governance. Locals do not have the economic resources to improve where they live or dictate the sort of business services are available for the locals. For example, we always had to go to the West-side of Winston-Salem for banking services. The only thing available on the East-side were predatory pay-day loan parlors and expensive Western Union transfer points.

Gentrification reduces economic opportunity for locals, but what about political representation? In Colonization, local representation was virtually non-existent: the Imperialitisc power would install governors to keep the colony in check. Does Gentrification share this pattern too?

Gerrymandering: Gentrified Neighborhoods Literally Dwell on the Margins

Back to Winston-Salem: for families on the Eastside, the only control they had was electing people to represent them Locally, at the State level, or at the Federal level. However, Gerrymandering made this impossible in a lot of cases at the Federal level. Gerrymandering ensures that marginalized neighborhoods have a splintered vote. Having a district border run through your neighborhood means no one from that neighborhood will ever represent you. It's impossible to petition the person who does represent you because they will always see you as a minority, at best. This is literally where the term "marginalization" comes from.

The result is that the locals are barred from resources to improve and profit from the land that they live on. Once developers and actual landowners want to take advantage of the devalued land, the locals are priced out. Their target market is the Gentry: this is why their preferences and services are prioritized.

As predicted, 20 years later, since I've lived in Winston-Salem, most of these families have been priced out of East Winston by Gentrification. I see many realtor websites that describe my old neighborhood as "up and coming," with glitzy pictures of cafés and bars. None of these businesses were there when I was growing up. You see this same process in NYC.

New York City has a very similar problem as Winston-Salem, NC, exasperated by the fact that there is a larger culture of renting. One of my Digital Village members' attempts to purchase a house was curtailed by companies who could quickly snatch up the property. -Even when she was trying to purchase in the outer boroughs of NYC (Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx)!

Most small-scale LandLords are old New Yorkers who owned the property before the 2000s. Either the owners had property before the Real Estate boom or inherited their property and decided to keep it for rental income. Even my little Landlady. She is an old New Yorker who moved out to Throggs Neck but kept her old house in Jamaica to rent out to families and reliable, young professionals.

How much property the Locals own where they live and work determines how the neighborhood will change.

What can I do about Gentrification?

Remember: Gentrification is determined by what realtors think that the Gentry wants. There is a lot for both (1) locals and (2) their new neighbors to lessen the effects of Gentrification.

If you are moving into an "up and coming neighborhood":

Learn about who has been there and what their culture is. As someone who would classify as a Gentrifier in many cases, I had a much more colorful experience by learning about the culture I'm entering. My Digital Village is so expansive because I took the time to learn about others. Not only will you reduce the chances for Cultural Displacement, but you'll also live a more enriching life! There are many things the neighborhood has to offer, many that may be outside your comfort zone. I promise, taking a chance on what your local neighbors have to offer will change your life for the better.

Support Local Businesses that are run by the Locals. As a gentrifier, my first step in moving to Jamaica, Queens, was finding a solid burrito spot! Shout out to Bella's!

Think of other creative ways you can support the community. Join a local Community Association. Ask about what their needs are. After doing your research, you always need to ask your neighbors what they need. They will tell you.

If you are a Local in an "up and coming neighborhood," look into obtaining a piece of the neighborhood through collective investing! Beyond purchasing land yourself, collective investing the fastest way to set down your stob. Getting your piece can be done in a few ways, including:

Asking your Landlord if they are interested in converting your housing into a Housing Cooperative. Essentially, you get shares of the house you live in. This is beneficial to your Landlord because they can get many tax benefits, depending on where you are. It benefits you, especially if you are a good tenant. You can get dividends from the profit every year, making your place of living more stable.

Look into investing in another Local Landlord. If your Landlord isn't willing, find another whose opened to receiving investments. Some of them need to make ends meet. You can invest as little as $1,000 a year and get dividends from your investment.

Look into investing in a Local Small Business. You can even diversify your investments by looking at local businesses to invest in! Your investments will help your favorite business get more resources to serve your new neighbors coming in. The money you get back will also help make you and your favorite business more solvent. At the very least, increasing the business you do with them will significantly help.

How do I start Investing in Small Businesses?

Let's say you are a local looking to invest in your local business. You could also be the Gentry, who has some disposable income to invest in your Community Association's local investment campaign. In either case, you must start with an Investment Agreement! Investment Agreements are written up by Business Lawyers. They state how much you invest in the business and how much dividends of profit you get back. Either the investor (a community member) or the investee (the small business owner) can draw up an agreement.

To learn more, feel free to book an appointment with me! We'll help match you to the resources you need to get started for free:

https://www.digitaldandelions.com/contact-us

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