Chad Small

Chad Small

Chad is a freelance reporter, graduate student, and former engineer from Port Richmond. His reporting has appeared in Blavity: Politics, Co-op News, Gothamist, NextCity, and Reasons to Be Cheerful.
Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color
Sandy Ground

Sandy Ground and the Continued Gentrification of Staten Island's Communities of Color

On August 1, a relatively new Young Leaders of Staten Island (YLSI) led the first annual “Path of Liberation” [https://champ.gothamist.com/champ/gothamist/news/staten-island-burgeoning-youth-led-movement-social-justice-afoot?__twitter_impression=true] march along Staten Island’s former Underground Railroad route, beginning at the often forgotten Sandy Ground Settlement [https://maap.columbia.
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