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BROOKLYN GENTRIFICATION IS REAL
Brooklyn gentrification is real. On Thursday August 11th, community leader, entrepreneur and proud Brooklyn boricua Georges Torres, aka el “Urban Jibaro” shot a Facebook Video Live that went viral for days. The theme of the video? The gentrification of Brooklyn and its devastating impact on Puerto Rican small businesses.
The video starts with a shot of Graham Avenue | Avenue of Puerto Rico in Brooklyn.
Torres starts off by referencing a 2013 article stating that newcomers of the neighborhood were in favor of a “rebrand” of the iconic avenue endangering the loss of tradition and diminishing the cultural contribution of the Puerto Rican community in Brooklyn.
The Facebook caption of the video says it all:
Are you still ANGRY about potentially losing the “Avenida de Puerto Rico” in Brooklyn because our new neighbors want to “rebrand” and erase our contributions to this community? George Torres
SAN GERMÁN RECORDS
Then, Torres enters to a store called San Germán Records, an institution that has been operating for over 50 years in the neighborhood and that is now struggling to stay in business. As Torres peruses around the store to show live what the store looks like, and to urge his community to visit the business, he explains that San Germán Records is a jewel in Brooklyn. They have been organizing the Three King Day Parade for 20 years and, for the first time, they are struggling to put it together. George interviews the store owner who tells his powerful story of commitment to the community through the parade. As the video progresses, numerous people react. Some express outrage, other promise their support to the store through shopping visits, donations and exposure of the story.
I KNOW IS INNEVITABLE AND ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT WHATS HAPPENED TO BROOKLYN OVER THE LAST DECADE IS STRAIGHT UP CULTURAL GENOCIDE.
BROOKLYN GENTRIFICATION IS REAL
Brooklyn gentrification is real. On Thursday August 11th, community leader, entrepreneur and proud Brooklyn boricua Georges Torres, aka el “Urban Jibaro” shot a Facebook Video Live that went viral for days. The theme of the video? The gentrification of Brooklyn and its devastating impact on Puerto Rican small businesses.
The video starts with a shot of Graham Avenue | Avenue of Puerto Rico in Brooklyn.
Torres starts off by referencing a 2013 article stating that newcomers of the neighborhood were in favor of a “rebrand” of the iconic avenue endangering the loss of tradition and diminishing the cultural contribution of the Puerto Rican community in Brooklyn.
The Facebook caption of the video says it all:
Are you still ANGRY about potentially losing the “Avenida de Puerto Rico” in Brooklyn because our new neighbors want to “rebrand” and erase our contributions to this community? George Torres
SAN GERMÁN RECORDS
Then, Torres enters to a store called San Germán Records, an institution that has been operating for over 50 years in the neighborhood and that is now struggling to stay in business. As Torres peruses around the store to show live what the store looks like, and to urge his community to visit the business, he explains that San Germán Records is a jewel in Brooklyn. They have been organizing the Three King Day Parade for 20 years and, for the first time, they are struggling to put it together. George interviews the store owner who tells his powerful story of commitment to the community through the parade. As the video progresses, numerous people react. Some express outrage, other promise their support to the store through shopping visits, donations and exposure of the story.
I KNOW IS INNEVITABLE AND ITS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT WHATS HAPPENED TO BROOKLYN OVER THE LAST DECADE IS STRAIGHT UP CULTURAL GENOCIDE.