Against the Grain

Race & Redevelopment

Urban renewal processes and projects have wreaked havoc on many communities of color. Lindsey Dillon reveals how Black San Franciscans have responded to exclusionary forms of development and, more specifically, how Hunters Point residents worked to establish community control over how their neighborhood was redesigned and rebuilt.

Camilla Hawthorne and Jovan Scott Lewis, eds., The Black Geographic: Praxis, Resistance, Futurity Duke University Press, 2023

Lindsey Dillon, Toxic City: Redevelopment and Environmental Justice in San Francisco UC Press (forthcoming)

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
Dhamaal SoundsystemR/evolutionDhamaal SoundsystemDhamaal SF - Surya Vault Records
JungleBack On 74VolcanoCaiola Records
MobyExtreme WaysExtreme WaysWMG - Mute, a BMG Company