President and CEO of Harridge Development Group, the firm behind the takeover of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, a historic center of the Black community in South L.A. Local activists say the sale bypassed a Black-led community bidder and sparked fears of gentrification and displacement. The planned redevelopment allocates just 10 % of the new housing as affordable, while 90 % remains market-rate, threatening to push out long-term Black residents in the name of “modernization.”