Newark creates commission to prevent gentrification and assure equitable growth

Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Manager of the Office of Affordable Housing Al-Tariq Shabazz, President & CEO of the Newark Alliance Aisha Glover, New Community Corporation Special Projects Director Richard Cammarieri, and Rutgers Center on Law, Inequality, and Metropolitan Equity (CliME) Director David Troutt held a press conference recently to announce the creation of the Equitable Growth Advisory Commission.

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