rad creative of tthe day: lawrence jackson’s new project on gentrification illuminates thriving, resistant counter-culture

To residents of inner-cities, the wave of gentrification is almost inevitable. For Lawrence Jackson though, the owner of The Vintage Vandalism Photography & Creative Works, it serves as an opportunity for expression. For his latest project: ‘No Vacancy’, Jackson focuses on the imminent and definite gentrification of Detroit, Michigan; a city saturated with the realities of working-class people of color, gradually turning into a haven for juice bars and a brewing metropolis. A Chicago native, and no stranger to the disparities touching gentrified cities, Jackson is able to highlight the culture still thriving beneath the rubble of money-driven construction. Through his potent imagery and collaboration with some of Chicago and Detroit’s most talented videographers, he grants his audience an inside look of the raw culture and creativity of the city-in-progress. Check out his work below.

By Cree B. McClellan, AFROPUNK contributor

Watch: ‘No Vacancy: Interpretive Visuals of Detroit’

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