Amy Goodman
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As Downtown Detroit Gentrifies, Longtime Black Residents Fight Illegal Tax Foreclosures
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12:29Now PlayingIn Detroit, a recent study found that one in four Detroit properties have been subject to property tax foreclosure between 2011 and 2015many of which may have been illegal. As downtown Detroit becomes increasingly gentrified, thousands of the city’s longtime residentsmostly AfricanAmerican familieshave lost their homes to foreclosure. For more, we speak with Bernadette Atuahene, a professor at ChicagoKent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She coauthored the study "Stategraft."
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