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#Parity: Baltimore equitable development company seeks to combat gentrification | Afro

By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In 2019, a National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) study found that seven cities accounted for almost half of the gentrification in the United States from 2000 to 2013, and Baltimore was included in this bracket. The city had the fifth largest number of […]

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