N.J. social justice institute: How will next governor handle state’s racial disparities?
“We found that the poverty rate for black residents of Newark is an astonishing 33 percent, more than double the national average for all races. This is part of a broader, troubling picture: Newark residents, incredibly, hold only 18 percent of all jobs in the city. And while almost three-quarters of Newark residents are people of color, 60 percent of the people employed in Newark are white.”