Thursday, June 30, 2011

Census: Number of black children living in 25 biggest US cities drops by half-million

A catastrophic flood emptied New Orleans of much of its black youth. Powerful social forces may be doing a similar thing to places like Harlem and Chicago's South Side.

Over the past decade, the inner-city neighborhoods that have served for generations as citadels of African-American life and culture have been steadily draining of black children. | StarTribune.com


Also read:

Metro and State | Census: Fewer black children in biggest U.S. cities | The Detroit News

Census: Fewer black children in biggest US cities - seattlepi.com


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