“Too often, we see a different Trenton — one where an embedded culture resists change and looks out for those who hold power rather than looking out for the people we are supposed to serve,” Murphy said Wednesday during a lecture at the Edward J. Bloustein School at Rutgers University. “The culture in Trenton, which has stayed the same for too long, rewarded insiders and closed its eyes to misogyny while, too often, looking at taxpayer dollars and public service as a fountain for enriching a privileged few.”
Toney & Kelly: A History of Local Racial Housing Covenants and Federal Housing Policies
Abstract An assembly of literature finds that the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) did not engage in credit redlining, by means of withdrawing mortgage refinance support from lower rated areas and extensively directing support to higher rated areas. The HOLC does...