1411675Building a Better Chicagohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/building-a-better-chicago-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1389776/ee4fc16c-a067-41ea-9bf4-f00b9d1254f5.jpg?v=638338029341030000591656MXNNYU PressInStock/Ebooks/How local Black and Brown communities can resist gentrification and fight for their interestsDespite promises from politicians, nonprofits, and government agencies, Chicagos most disadvantaged neighborhoods remain plagued by poverty, failing schools, and gang activity. In Building a Better Chicago, Teresa Irene Gonzales shows us how, and why, these promises have gone unfulfilled, revealing tensions between neighborhood residents and the institutions that claim to represent them.Focusing on Little Village, the largest Mexican immigrant community in the Midwest, and Greater Englewood, a predominantly Black neighborhood, Gonzales gives us an on-the-ground look at Chicagos inner city. She shows us how philanthropists, nonprofits, and government agencies struggle for power and controloften against the interests of residents themselveswith the result of further marginalizing the communities of color they seek to help. But Gonzales also shows how these communities have advocated for themselves and demanded accountability from the politicians and agencies in their midst. Building a Better Chicago explores the many high-stakes battles taking place on the streets of Chicago, illuminating a more promising pathway to empowering communities of color in the twenty-first century....1398204Building a Better Chicago591656https://www.gandhi.com.mx/building-a-better-chicago-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1389776/ee4fc16c-a067-41ea-9bf4-f00b9d1254f5.jpg?v=638338029341030000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20219781479813568_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_How local Black and Brown communities can resist gentrification and fight for their interestsDespite promises from politicians, nonprofits, and government agencies, Chicagos most disadvantaged neighborhoods remain plagued by poverty, failing schools, and gang activity. In Building a Better Chicago, Teresa Irene Gonzales shows us how, and why, these promises have gone unfulfilled, revealing tensions between neighborhood residents and the institutions that claim to represent them.Focusing on Little Village, the largest Mexican immigrant community in the Midwest, and Greater Englewood, a predominantly Black neighborhood, Gonzales gives us an on-the-ground look at Chicagos inner city. She shows us how philanthropists, nonprofits, and government agencies struggle for power and controloften against the interests of residents themselveswith the result of further marginalizing the communities of color they seek to help. But Gonzales also shows how these communities have advocated for themselves and demanded accountability from the politicians and agencies in their midst. Building a Better Chicago explores the many high-stakes battles taking place on the streets of Chicago, illuminating a more promising pathway to empowering communities of color in the twenty-first century....9781479813568_NYU Presslibro_electonico_4a7d831a-b2c8-3961-b2aa-7b72b3f12d3b_9781479813568;9781479813568_9781479813568Teresa IreneInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/nyushort-epub-5172a48b-cca9-421a-b8b9-bbd5d1b1e36a.epub2021-06-29T00:00:00+00:00NYU Press