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The Block

A fire in Baltimore threatens effort to rebuild

by Amy Scott
Nov 16, 2021
And shows why restoring distressed neighborhoods can be so hard.
Shelley Halstead assesses the damage after a fire burned through a building she owns in Baltimore.
Dena Fisher
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The Block

An abandoned block is reborn in West Baltimore

by Amy Scott
Nov 10, 2021
In 2019, Poinsetta McKnight was one of the last homeowners living on her block. Now with seven restored homes, “I’m seeing it come up.”
Black Women Build - Baltimore threw a party in October to celebrate the progress on the block.
Amy Scott/Marketplace
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Reparations fund will help Black women build houses — and wealth

by Amy Scott
Apr 29, 2021
A Baltimore church that worked against Black homeownership is now investing in it.
Bryanna Vellines, 28, installs a window frame in an old Baltimore row house.
Amy Scott/Marketplace
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An archaeological dig in urban Baltimore reveals a forgotten past

by Amy Scott
Jan 7, 2021
It's part of a movement to make the field more accessible and inclusive.
Dena Fisher
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New Baltimore development raises questions about what progress really means

by Amy Scott
Oct 21, 2020
Neighbors fear the affordable housing project will further concentrate poverty in a distressed neighborhood.
A new low-income rental development rises down the street from where Black Women Build - Baltimore is renovating houses for homeownership,
Amy Scott/Marketplace
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