Racial Designation: Black
Gentrification Status: Mid-High
Responsible Party: Undetermined
Tools of Gentrification: University/City/Developer Expansion and Development
Community Response: Yes
Anti-gentrification Advocates: Mayor Ras Baraka- Partnered with many corporations and colleges to hire and train Newarkers (Prudential, Audible, RWJ Barnabas Health, PSE&G, Port Newark, Panasonic, United Airlines, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Prudential Center,NJIT and Rutgers-Newark, Newark Alliance, Interfaith Clergy Council, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the New Community Corporation)
Anti-gentrification Strategies: Politician-Driven City Ordinances and Regulations
Source: https://blavity.com/how-newark-mayor-ras-baraka-is-tackling-rapid-gentrification-head-on