Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.

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Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood

by The Emancipator, The Emancipator
March 7, 2023

<h1>Health Equity Tour: Durham’s Hayti Neighborhood</h1> <p class="byline">by The Emancipator, The Emancipator <br />March 7, 2023</p> <p>Once one of the most vibrant Black business districts in America, Durham’s Hayti neighborhood was dismantled by urban renewal efforts. Despite challenges, its residents haven’t given up on the promise that Hayti represents.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHdVqDP_BgQ </div> </figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://theemancipator.org/2023/03/07/topics/health-equity/community-health-equity-tour-durham-hayti-neighborhood-aya-shabu/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://theemancipator.org&quot;&gt;The Emancipator&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/theemancipator.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Social-Posts-Frame-3.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=80&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://theemancipator.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=5030&amp;amp;ga4=G-P3HF08SX19&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://theemancipator.org/2023/03/07/topics/health-equity/community-health-equity-tour-durham-hayti-neighborhood-aya-shabu/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/theemancipator.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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