Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As part of The Greene Space’s Wanderlust Wednesdays series, Nichole Thompson-Adams and Epoch Films present a live-reading of the pilot episode of their podcast. BLACK GIRL YOU’VE BEEN GENTRIFIED details the harrowing yet hilarious ironies of the precarious life Thompson has built: selling brownstones to rich white folks in her native Brooklyn as she struggles to keep her kids in elite “progressive” schools in Manhattan. Starring Nichole Thompson-Adams, Sage Adams, and more. Directed by Zhailon Levingston. Moderated by Kimberly Drew and Michaela Angela Davis.
Plot
Nichole Thompson-Adams is a struggling actress with a side hustle in real estate and a lot to lose. When her husband suddenly dies, she’s confronted with the harrowing yet hilarious ironies of the precarious life she’s built: selling brownstones to rich white folks in her native Brooklyn as she struggles to keep her kids in elite “progressive” schools in Manhattan. The culture clash is real. As are the bills. Can she remain true to herself and her values while facing the fact that she may be complicit in gentrifying her own neighborhood, family, and life?
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As part of The Greene Space’s Wanderlust Wednesdays series, Nichole Thompson-Adams and Epoch Films present a live-reading of the pilot episode of their podcast. BLACK GIRL YOU’VE BEEN GENTRIFIED details the harrowing yet hilarious ironies of the precarious life Thompson has built: selling brownstones to rich white folks in her native Brooklyn as she struggles to keep her kids in elite “progressive” schools in Manhattan. Starring Nichole Thompson-Adams, Sage Adams, and more. Directed by Zhailon Levingston. Moderated by Kimberly Drew and Michaela Angela Davis.
Plot
Nichole Thompson-Adams is a struggling actress with a side hustle in real estate and a lot to lose. When her husband suddenly dies, she’s confronted with the harrowing yet hilarious ironies of the precarious life she’s built: selling brownstones to rich white folks in her native Brooklyn as she struggles to keep her kids in elite “progressive” schools in Manhattan. The culture clash is real. As are the bills. Can she remain true to herself and her values while facing the fact that she may be complicit in gentrifying her own neighborhood, family, and life?
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Twitter: twitter.com/TheGreeneSpace
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