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How did gentrification change Washington D.C.? Has any of Chocolate City's legacy persisted despite the effects of gentrifaction?

Answer this question with this sentence starter Gentrification changed D.C socially by... and economically by... but... has remained

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Gentrification changed D.C socially by displacing long-time Black residents, shrinking Black-majority neighborhoods, weakening community networks and altering local culture; and economically by driving up property values and rents, concentrating wealth, attracting higher-income residents and new commercial investment while squeezing out affordable housing and many Black-owned businesses; but Chocolate City's cultural and political legacy has remained in enduring Black institutions — HBCUs, churches, arts and music scenes (U Street’s jazz legacy), surviving Black-owned businesses — and in continued Black political leadership and grassroots organizing that still shape the city's identity and policies.