When discussing the impact of gentrification, frequent topics include affordable housing, rising cost of living, and the displacement of long time residents. But what are some other, less quantifiable consequences of a neighborhood's demographic and economic transformation? What happens to your childhood memories when the people living on the street you grew up now treat you like an unwanted guest? In this episode of "A Correction Podcast", guest host Owa Brandstein speaks with two people who grew up on South Portland Ave in Fort Greene Brooklyn about the Emotional Impact of Gentrification. Owa Brandstein is 49 yrs old and born in Western Massachusetts. He is a lifelong educator and currently works as a School Improvement Lead for the Brooklyn North Field Support Center. He and his wife Grace live in Bedford Stuyvesant with his 12 year old daughter, Ona. Camille Kelly is 47 yrs old and was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Her current job is a DEI consultant and trainer. Camille currently lives on the Upper East side of Manhattan with her husband, Anton Kelly, and their two rambunctious boys, Rhys (11) and Tristan (9). Carl E. Johnson is 50 yrs old and was born to Edward and Patricia Johnson in New York Hospital. Carl is the Division Director for Transformative Mentoring Services at The Children’s Village, is married to Jessica Duval for 6 years, and is the father of 4.
Both Carl and Camille spent their childhood living on South Portland Ave in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Camille, Owa and Carl all went to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst between 1990-1995.
