Wilmington's Northside faces gentrification after new development
The 2003 Northside Community Plan aimed to reduce crime, provide economic growth and build a grocery store Some changes have been made, while others are still in progress, but some say those changes brought negative effects The Northside has seen progress, but they have also seen gentrification of their Black community Some believe a new plan is needed to address the current issues the Northside faces now In the early 2000s, Wilmington’s Northside had a vision. At the time, the Northside saw more than one-third of families from its neighborhoods living in poverty. Northside is described a...
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