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What’s to come of the Summerhill Community???: Where are the African Americans going to go???

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So you guys already know about the moving of Turner Field in Atlanta, GA to Cobb County, GA. The new Stadium has been purchased by Georgia State University for the GSU Baseball and Softball team. This entire process is about to have a MAJOR change on the Summerhill Community. Many people including news reporters and social media and residents feels that the move of Turner Field was move was racially motivated. This has caused tensions between black residents and white residents.

“Summerhill, the neighborhood where the stadium currently resides, has a population that’s 89 percent black.” (Barber) One of my family members lives in the Square at Peeplestown apartments right behind the stadium. This apartment complex is majority African Americans and they have low-based incomes and is assisted by government housing (Section-8). The landlord/government has already told the residents of the apartment complex that they have to move out by the end of this year (December 2016). Georgia State plans on making those apartments into GSU dorms. That’s great and all but my family member has no idea where he’s going to move him and his family. Its not just my family that’s being affected 

I researched a little bit and these are some of things I found. “The loss of Turner Field also means the loss of hundreds of part-time jobs, a crushing blow for a neighborhood where the median income is $15- 20k lower than where the new stadium will be built.” (Barber) In my site response I talked to a man who explained how the move of Turner Field is going to affect his financially. https://sites.gsu.edu/sanderson57/2016/09/13/my-view-of-turner-field-pt-2/ 

Do you know where they’re going to move??? I do.They’re going to move to the next low income areas. Like DeKalb County, Clayton County, and another part of Fulton County.  

Sources: James Redding Jr. (My Uncle)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/houston-barber/the-fall-of-turner-field-_b_9612302.html

BLACK LIVES MATTER

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Black Lives Matter protest at Herald Square, Manhattan
Black Lives Matter protest at Herald Square, Manhattan  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Black_Lives_Matter_protest.jpg

This image is powerful because it shows black women and mothers protesting peacefully for a cause. The black women and mothers in this photo are holding orange and teal poster boards. The women are protesting in what looks to be a city. The backdrop of this image shows many buildings. The black woman on the left is holding a orange sign that has black letters in all caps . The poster reads  “Is my son next?” The word next is highlighted to emphasize that her son could possibly be next to fall to a system that suppose to protect every citizen in America. If you pay close attention to the sign you will see a peace sign on the upper right area of the poster. This peace sign illustrates that that this woman wants civil peace. Also on the poster board you see a heart that had a zig – zag line right down the middle. If you notice the lady’s expressions she looks like someone said something about her poster and she was flabbergasted at was said. The lady on the right is holding a teal poster with black letters in all caps.The poster reads “#Black lives matter”. The # (hashtag) is highlighted. Hashtags are a big social media search tag. You can put a # sign in front any subject and it will show you every post about that subject that was used on that social media page. The women are also being video tapped by a heavy set white male with a high-profile camera.