Marissa Lang

Washington, D.C., United States

Local Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post

Housing + gentrification at @washingtonpost. Recovering protest reporter. @PostGuild organizer. NYer. Latina bilingüe 🇪🇨 Now on Mastodon + Threads. DMs open.

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A 10-year-old died by suicide. Her family is calling for more kindness.

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Marissa Lang |Karina Elwood

In the days after her daughter’s death, Summer Bushman has found herself lingering inside the room where she last saw the fourth-grader. She sits in her daughter’s chair, runs her fingers along the hems of clothes, talks to the walls. Shetells her daughter in that empty space that she loves her. She tells her she misses her.
A 10-year-old died by suicide. Her family is calling for more kindness.

2 weeks ago | texarkanagazette.com | Marissa Lang |Karina Elwood

In the days after her daughter's death, Summer Bushman has found herself lingering inside the room where she last saw the fourth-grader. She sits in her daughter's chair, runs her fingers along the hems of clothes, talks to the walls. Shetells her daughter in that empty space that she loves her. She tells her she misses her.
A 10-year-old died by suicide. Her family is calling for more kindness.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Karina Elwood
The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifying

1 month ago | startribune.com | Marissa Lang

The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifyingA Washington Post color analysis of D.C. found shades of gray permeate neighborhoods where markers of gentrification have spiked. The Washington PostHomes in vibrant colors stand out next to several painted in shades of gray on Rhode Island Avenue NE. in Washington. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)If you live in an American city, chances are you have seen this house:Its exterior is gray with monochromatic accents.
Gray hues on homes an indicator of gentrification | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 month ago | arkansasonline.com | Marissa Lang

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. If you live in an American city, chances are you have seen this house:Its exterior is gray with monochromatic accents. Maybe there's a pop of color -- a red, blue or yellow door. The landscaping is restrained, all clean lines and neat minimalism. Some might call it elegant, others boring. The look is purposely unremarkable.
BLM Plaza became a symbol. Its end is as complicated as its creation.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Jenny Gathright

The morning after D.C.’s mayor signaled that the city would paint over the bright yellow letters spelling out the words “Black Lives Matter” on the ground just steps from the White House, artist Keyonna Jones sat in her car and surveyed the area. There were no crowds, no protesters, no police lining the street. Even the usual trickle of tourists who routinely come to pose for photos with the blocks-long mural were absent, deterred by the whipping wind of a storm.
The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifying

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Marissa Lang

LIFEMarissa J. Lang and John D. HardenWashington PostView Comments If you live in an American city, chances are you have seen this house:Its exterior is gray with monochromatic accents. Maybe there’s a pop of color - a red, blue or yellow door. The landscaping is restrained, all clean lines and neat minimalism. Sleek metal address numbers appear crisp in a modern sans-serif font. Some might call it elegant, others boring. The look itself is purposely unremarkable.
The house color that tells you when a neighborhood is gentrifying

1 month ago | msn.com | Marissa Lang

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Across U.S. neighborhoods, this house color is signaling gentrification

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |John D. Harden

If you live in an American city, chances are you have seen this house:Its exterior is gray with monochromatic accents. Maybe there’s a pop of color — a red, blue or yellow door. The landscaping is restrained, all clean lines and neat minimalism. Sleek metal address numbers appear crisp in a modern sans-serif font. Some might call it elegant, others boring. The look itself is purposely unremarkable. Real estate agents and paint companies use words such as “quiet,” “calm” and “neutral” to describe it.
Not far from Trump’s White House, immigrants grapple with unknowns

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Teo Armus |Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

In the days since President Donald Trump took office, reports have rippled through the Washington region of suspected immigration raids — at churches, at restaurants, at schools. There has not yet been a large-scale sweep by agents in any of those public spaces locally, but that hasn’t quieted fears. Rumors ricocheting across the region have for many begun to feellike a promise of what’s to come.