Alexis Reads an Open Letter to Fellow White People Living in Gentrifying Neighborhoods

Last Wednesday, April 4th, a man named Saheed Vassell was killed due to a combination of fear, ignorance and poor policing. Saheed lived in Crown Heights for most of his life, but he lost his life because his presence in the neighborhood he grew up in made people who look like Alexis feel unsafe. With this and the purpose of our podcast in mind, Alexis reads an open letter she wrote to fellow white people living in the gentrifying neighborhoods of New York City. The full text of this letter and citations for all statistics and references heard in the recording are available on our website www.newyorkilybyc.com under the "Hear Something-Read Something" tab. We will be back on Thursday with our next full episode. Thanks for listening.