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IF YOU BUILD IT

This original play was produced for Equitable Dinners: Lift Every Voice. Topic: Anti-Racism and Housing Equity.

 

Synopsis: During the height of civil unrest, calls for social justice, and a raging pandemic, Bernard, a Black, longtime resident of Atlanta's historical West End neighborhood, engages a white real estate developer overseeing the construction of a luxury apartment building in Bernard's neighborhood. The impact of gentrification, lack of affordable housing, increased property taxes, divestment, and displacement is explored as Bernard makes a case for preserving the historical Black neighborhood.

 
 
 

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