Gentrification: The Atlanta Way | King Williams | TEDxGeorgiaStateU

Is it ever okay to cut off your finger to save your hand? In this talk about gentrification, filmmaker King Williams shares the story of gentrification in Atlanta and the challenges that arose due to the decisions that were made.
King Williams is both a New York City and Atlanta based filmmaker, who from 2011-2012 interned under the tutelage of director Spike Lee. Williams is currently working on 3 separate projects: his debut film, ‘The Atlanta Way’ due this summer, his film blog ‘Free Film University’, and a debut novel to be released in fall of 2015. Williams is also public speaker who has spoken for organizations such as the national non-profit Year Up, AID Atlanta, Teach for America and Harvard University to name a few. Additionally, Williams has been featured in a variety of publications including City Lab from The Atlantic magazine, Next City, Creative Loafing, Urban Newsroom and The Brooklyn Quarterly among others. With a passion for community engagement, Williams also splits his time to support the non-profit My Birthday Fundraiser in NYC and his father's business Edwin Williams Music focusing on Jazz appreciation.
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