How Donald Trump Helped Nispey​ Hussle fight gentrification.
Last week The L.A. Times released an article titled “Nipsey Hussle had a plan to beat gentrification”. how could the controversial donald trump have helped nipsey hussle fight gentrification?
Never before has a president face so much resistance as Donald Trump. People spend hours daily on social media complaining about their incompetence. Nipsey Hussle along with YG is guilty of this as well. Their joint collaboration FDT(“Fuck Donald Trump”) video has over 20 million views.
However, in true freethinking spirit, Nipsey Hussle found a solution via Donald Trump. Nipsey
Nipsey Hussle was going to use Donald Trump’s overhaul of the federal tax code to benefit the community. The code offers tax breaks and incentives to investors who invest in communities that need to be rebuilt, otherwise known as “opportunity zones”. Nipsey
Many Trump haters may only focus on the policies that they feel benefit Trump supporters. Also, policies that affect
It wasn’t until last year he was nominated for a Grammy. We’ve seen
It costed him his life but Nipsey Hussle blueprint to fight gentrification from within may be the most impactful achievement of all.
Gentrification is displacing families all over the world with little to no news coverage. Everything America claims to stand for, Gentrification destroys. Residents miss out from the land of opportunity from unstable living situations. This makes employment difficult to sustain. Foreign and indigenous cultural heritages are wiped out despite the U.S. being a “melting pot”.
Lastly, the American Dream of a home with a white picket fence seems unattainable. Hussle’s vision employed, invested in STEM education & real estate in his community is genius. It keeps the culture rooted and authentic. STEM education ensures the children and residents are prepared for future employment.
Theres’s no creative class invading, making rules. Its time residents take their seat at the table. rather than dismiss developers as “devils “, as nipsey hussle could have easily done.
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In conclusion, this will not happen overnight, the fight against gentrification is a marathon, not a sprint.In our Gentrifier book review, we asked freethinkers in black gentrifiers exist. Hussle’s vision to have a seat at the table makes the answer to this question, even more, complicated.
Would you have met with Donald Trump to fight gentrification or other issues that affect people of color in your city if possible? Let us know in the comment section below.