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SAVE BLACK ATLANTA

Our Home. Our Future. Our Legacy.

A community-led movement to drive equitable developmentgrowth and investment that benefits everyone fairly, not just those with higher incomes, stop mass displacementwhen lower-income and longtime residents are forced to leave their homes because of rising costs, and ensure our entire city grows together for generations to come.

THE CRISIS FACING BLACK ATLANTA

Decades of disinvestmentwhen government and businesses stop putting money into certain neighborhoods, letting them fall behind have left Black neighborhoods behind. Decisions made in the next few years will shape our city for generations.

#0

in the U.S. for gentrification erasing Black neighborhoods

0%

of majority-Black census tracts lost since 1980

0

Black residents displaced (2000–2010)

0%

of Black residents spend over 30% of their income on housing

0 in 5

lower-income neighborhoods at risk

Without immediate action, these trends will accelerate. Black Atlanta faces a critical choice: invest in our neighborhoods now, or watch decades more of displacement.

HOW WE STAND TOGETHER

EDUCATE

We help residents and leaders understand the challenges facing our city and the plans to address them.

ORGANIZE

We bring the community together to show up at meetings, send emails, and make calls so our voices are heard.

ADVOCATE

We push for affordable housinghousing that regular working families can actually afford, anti-displacement protectionsrules that protect longtime residents from being priced out of their neighborhoods, and community benefits agreementsagreements that make sure new development includes benefits for the existing community.

Decisions made in 2026 will shape the City of Atlanta's future for generations, either pushing more people out or investing in our neighborhoods so residents can stay.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Understand the crisis, learn the plan, then take action.

Step 1

UNDERSTAND THE CRISIS

See the full data on displacement, housing costs, and the neighborhoods we're losing.

Read the Facts
Step 2

SEE THE PLAN

Learn how the Atlanta Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI) and Tax Allocation Districts (TAD) extensions can put billions of dollars into our neighborhoods for housing, transit, and jobs.

Learn about the Campaign
Step 3

TAKE ACTION

Email officials, make calls, speak at meetings, and spread the word. Every action counts.

Choose Your Action
Coalition

Represent an Organization? Become a Coalition Member.

Churches, civic groups, fraternities, sororities, neighborhood associations, and nonprofits — unite under one banner. Get a custom portal, track your impact, and amplify your collective voice.

READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Our neighborhoods need your voice. Email your elected officials, call their offices, or sign up to speak at a public meeting. It only takes a few minutes.