Turning a blind eye to inequality
By Domenic Powell | October 5Greenbridge has thrown our environmentally minded town into an existential crisis.For many, the 10-story monolith jutting out of the Chapel Hill skyline promises a death sentence to the historically black neighborhood in its shadow, Northside, and the black-owned businesses that have thrived there for generations.It is part of the inevitable tide of progress for some ā and the green-washed froth of gentrification for others. We hear a lot about that dreaded āgā word, but not a lot about how it works.