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Development without displacement isn’t just a theory—the Black Block Cultural District in Pawtucket, Rhode Island is making it real.

🔥 Development Without Displacement: How the Black Block Cultural District Is Rewriting Gentrification in Pawtucket

What if development strengthened a community instead of pushing it out?
This video takes you inside a bold, resident-led model emerging in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where new investment is colliding with long-standing inequities—and where a different future is being intentionally built.

As Pawtucket experiences major growth, including commuter rail access and stadium development, the risks of displacement are real. With Black homeownership in Rhode Island at just 38% compared to 70% for white households, rising property values too often mean long-time residents are priced out. This video asks a critical question: Who benefits from development?

At the heart of the answer is the Black Block Community Foundation (BBCF) and its stewardship of the Black Block Cultural District—a living, breathing example of development without displacement. Acting as an economic anchor and cultural guardian, BBCF is shifting power so residents decide, own, and benefit from revitalization.

Through The Hub—a 33,000-square-foot, two-building ecosystem—the Black Block Cultural District integrates:

Community-owned business development and technical assistance

Culturally responsive mental health and wellness services

Workforce and skills training tied to real opportunities

Arts, culture, and storytelling that reclaim narrative and history

✨ In this video, you’ll learn:

How the Black Block Cultural District is transforming vacant properties into community assets

Why ownership, land control, and cultural power are essential to equitable development

How stabilization supports (housing, childcare, transportation) remove barriers to participation

Why reclaiming community narrative is a form of justice and healing

How this work fits into the larger Halo Project, designed to scale from neighborhood impact to a replicable national model

This is more than a local success story. The Black Block Cultural District offers an actionable blueprint for cities across the country seeking growth rooted in equity, culture, and community ownership.

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