“I used to live here,” says the 11-12 year old African American boy standing on the other side of the fence; “they raised the rent so we had to move out.” When he was four they moved here from Charlotte, but had to leave a year ago because they couldn’t afford to stay. Now they live in Durham but still come here daily as he has extended family living two doors down…….  “You guys did a lot of work on the place…. My mom always wanted a garden…… She drives past here every day and says ‘why didn’t I do that?’”

#gentrification