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| Peter Rosenblatt http://www.luc.edu/sociology/faculty/peterrosenblattphd.shtml |
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| Stefanie A. Deluca http://soc.jhu.edu/directory/stefanie-a-deluca/ |
The death
of Freddie Gray in April 2015 sparked unrest in Baltimore and drew
international attention to issues of race, police brutality and urban poverty. Efforts
to understand what happened have led some to look at Sandtown-Winchester, the
poor and segregated neighborhood where Freddie Gray lived. Two decades ago, Sandtown was the site of one
of the largest community development efforts in U.S. history. Our article examines
the long-term impacts of the Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Transformation
Initiative (NTI), which marshalled more than $130 million in public and private
funding, and worked with residents to improve housing, employment, and
educational opportunities in the neighborhood.
