{"id":4876,"date":"2014-07-15T22:37:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T05:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4876"},"modified":"2014-07-15T22:37:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T05:37:59","slug":"report-76-of-black-denver-residents-dont-want-to-live-in-stapleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4876","title":{"rendered":"Report: 76% of Black Denver Residents Don\u2019t Want to Live in Stapleton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"black<\/a>A recent Front Porch article<\/a> discusses the challenges facing Forest City and the community in regards to affordable housing<\/a> and diversity. \u201cStapleton continues to lag behind the rest of the Denver community and the original promises of Forest City<\/a>,\u201d says Stapleton CAB (Citizen\u2019s Advisory Board) Committee Chair Kent Nebel. \u201cWe have repeatedly addressed this with Forest City and nothing has changed.\u201d\nA new report may show that Forest City actually isn\u2019t to blame for the lack of diversity in Stapleton. \u201cIn a partnership with CU Boulder\u2019s mathematics and statistics department, we conducted a comprehensive study to see why Stapleton is not attracting more black residents,\u201d said Forest City Spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cThe biggest finding, according to Ayers, is simply that black people don\u2019t want to live in Stapleton. One of the questions on the survey given exclusively to black residents in Denver and surrounding cities was whether they would live in Stapleton if their home was already paid for,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cThree in four said that they wouldn\u2019t live in Stapleton, even if their home was free.\u201d\n\nQualitative responses to the survey will also prove useful as Stapleton continues to address the problem<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not sure I want to hang around all those white people,\u201d said one of the responders. \u201cI mean, they talk about their jobs, how they drive to their jobs, and lawn care. I\u2019m not sure that is what I want to be around.\u201d Another respondent agrees. \u201cSitting around with neighbors listening to the Dave Matthews Band and talking about paint colors doesn\u2019t seem all that fun. So, I\u2019ll pass.\u201d Stapleton residents seem somewhat insulted when shown the responses from the study. \u201cThe Dave Matthews Band?\u201d snarls resident Marc Travillian. \u201cSure, I like them, but I also listen to Billy Joel (70\u2019s) quite a bit, so I can be hip.\u201d\nOne resident suggests having welcoming parties where black Coloradans are invited to block parties to get a better feel for what Stapletonians are like. \u201cDo we have some ignorant assholes here?\u201d asks resident Joshua Clark. \u201cSure we do. But, there are ignorant assholes everywhere. Let\u2019s show some of our potential black friends and neighbors that we would be more welcoming than they think, and possibly even more fun.\u201d Other residents think there would be challenges to doing that type of an undertaking. \u201cWould we serve white food or black food?\u201d asks resident Debbie Gaies. \u201cWhat kind of music should we play, and would we have to watch NBA basketball? These are some of my major concerns.\u201d\nThe report will continue to drive the diversity conversation in Stapleton, but as of now nothing seems to be driving a more diverse Stapleton<\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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