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1) BTTM FDRS
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Once a thriving working class neighborhood on Chicago's south side, the 'Bottomyards' is now the definition of urban blight. When an aspiring fashion designer named Darla and her image-obsessed friend, Cynthia, descend upon the neighborhood in search of cheap rent, they soon discover something far more seductive and sinister lurking behind the walls of their new home."--Provided by publisher.
2) Brownstone
Author
Publisher
Versify, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time.
3) Utown
Author
Publisher
Oni Press, an Oni Press Publication
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Utown is the story of a seedy neighborhood that a cast of misfits call home. Samuel is a twenty-four-year-old self-described aspiring artist (but mostly a video store clerk) who's doing his best to avoid adulthood. When gentrification shows up at his doorstep, he must face the fact that the town he grew up in is no longer his safe haven - and that he's not ready to leave just yet. With no money and few options, it's time for him to either step up...
4) The Dregs
Author
Publisher
Black Mask Studios, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A gentrified city. Its homeless population restricted to six square blocks called The Dregs. When people start disappearing, a drug-addled homeless man obsessed with detective fiction becomes addicted to solving the mystery. This edition collects all four issues of the critically acclaimed series."--Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Koyama Press
Pub. Date
May 2017.
Language
English
Description
City residents are faced with accelerated ?renovations?, increasing rent, and dwindling affordable housing. Facing eviction, our heroes set out to find the source of the gentrification wave and save their neighbors from a dystopic, capitalistic endgame that would leave the world full of uninhabited upscale homes that very few have the means to afford.
Author
Series
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When gentrification strikes the neighborhood surrounding Ronald Reagan University, Naima Pepper recruits a group of disgruntled undergrads of color to launch the first and only anti-gentrification social networking site, mydiaspora.com. The motley crew is poised to fight back against expensive avocado toast, muted Prius cars, exorbitant rent, and cultural appropriation. Whether Naima and the gang are transforming social media, leading protests, fighting...
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