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Black-owned businesses are keeping Atlanta trailblazer Lottie Watkins' legacy alive. They just have one request.

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Lottie Watkins was the first Black woman in Atlanta to become a licensed real estate broker in 1960 .

Watkins was considered the matriarch of southwest Atlanta and mentored dozens who fought for the rights of Black Americans during the Civil Rights Movement .

Her family members said Watkins would be proud of the local leaders keeping her legacy alive.

The Beltline is contributing to higher housing prices and the displacement of low-income households, professor says.

One Harvard research data point connects new coffee shops to increases in housing prices.

Owner of the Ke'nekt Collective says she's prioritizing community members with the "least access or voices".

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