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This past May, residents of the 64-unit Strawberry Hill complex in Vallejo came home to find a troubling notice on their doors. Beginning in June, their rent was going to nearly double.

When we launched the ESSENCE-PolicyLink Mayors Roundtable earlier this year, we wanted to create a network for Black women mayors to exchange ideas, share best practices, and shine a spotlight on their work and communities.

Alma Blackwell was born and raised in West Oakland but after years of intense gentrification followed by waves of displacement, she barely recognizes her old neighborhood.

As Silicon Valley’s economic growth persists, residents are plagued with a turbulent housing crisis that continues to raise rents and increase displacement among communities of color. In the hub of the valley, San Jose now exemplifies the region’s widening inequality, leaving local leaders chasing solutions that aim to close that gap.

Anita Cozart, Senior Director at PolicyLink, has been doing important justice-oriented policy work at the intersection of race, mobility, and economics. 

Earl Brown isn’t worried about FC Cincinnati’s stadium project displacing him.

A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia — the first longitudinal study to look at gentrification’s long-term effects — suggests that displacement due to gentrification is less widespread than is typically understood. 

U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Monday announced the Water Justice Act, landmark legislation to ensure that the nation’s water supply is safe, affordable, and sustainable.

At Essence Fest in New Orleans, many of these leaders converged to discuss the challenges their cities face — and the solutions they've brought to the table.

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