D.C.’s Direct White–Black Gentrification

The article claims Washington, D.C. is a rare major case where non‑Hispanic whites directly displaced a large Black population, rather than the common two‑step pattern where Latinos first replace Blacks and then whites follow. If true, it points to unusual local labor markets, housing dynamics, and policy choices that enabled direct demographic turnover. — It challenges standard gentrification narratives and suggests city‑specific mechanisms can produce different racial replacement patterns with political and policy consequences.