cliffs .... middle class blacks moving back to the hood in Milwaukee... some real estate history, mortgage and real estate discrimination, socio-economic classes, crime, segregation in white neighborhoods.
kind of a long read!
Affluent and Black,
and Still Trapped
by Segregation
Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas
than white families with similar or even lower incomes.
By JOHN ELIGON and ROBERT GEBELOFF AUG. 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/milwaukee-segregation-wealthy-black-families.html?src=me&_r=0
A car and home in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, where, according to some residents, 16th Street is a known “dope and prostitution street.” Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
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Luther Barnett, 96, at the Lindsay Heights home he bought in 1982. Mr. Barnett, who came to Milwaukee in 1952 and sold life insurance, said he has seen the community change a lot, but still felt safe there.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Children awaiting the arrival of a Salvation Army food truck, which passes through with ham sandwiches, fruit and milk. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Photo
A man who gave his name as Lafi, with a group of his friends on 17th Street. He said he had tried out for parts in a few movies, but most of his life has been spent on the stoop and picking up his three children in the afternoon. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
X’antony Brookens, seated, with his wife, Latisha Spence-Brookens and their children, X’antony Jr., above right, and Zaria, at their home in Milwaukee’s North Side. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Where X’antony Brookens and his family used to live in the Milwaukee suburb of Whitefish Bay, which is 90 percent white. Early on, he was routinely stopped by the police, Mr. Brookens said.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Maanaan Sabir served juice at his Juice Kitchen in Milwaukee. His family’s resolve to stay in their neighborhood was only strengthened after a police shooting that led to fiery unrest.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
kind of a long read!
Affluent and Black,
and Still Trapped
by Segregation
Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas
than white families with similar or even lower incomes.
By JOHN ELIGON and ROBERT GEBELOFF AUG. 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/milwaukee-segregation-wealthy-black-families.html?src=me&_r=0
A car and home in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, where, according to some residents, 16th Street is a known “dope and prostitution street.” Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Photo
Luther Barnett, 96, at the Lindsay Heights home he bought in 1982. Mr. Barnett, who came to Milwaukee in 1952 and sold life insurance, said he has seen the community change a lot, but still felt safe there.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Children awaiting the arrival of a Salvation Army food truck, which passes through with ham sandwiches, fruit and milk. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Photo
A man who gave his name as Lafi, with a group of his friends on 17th Street. He said he had tried out for parts in a few movies, but most of his life has been spent on the stoop and picking up his three children in the afternoon. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
X’antony Brookens, seated, with his wife, Latisha Spence-Brookens and their children, X’antony Jr., above right, and Zaria, at their home in Milwaukee’s North Side. Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Where X’antony Brookens and his family used to live in the Milwaukee suburb of Whitefish Bay, which is 90 percent white. Early on, he was routinely stopped by the police, Mr. Brookens said.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
Maanaan Sabir served juice at his Juice Kitchen in Milwaukee. His family’s resolve to stay in their neighborhood was only strengthened after a police shooting that led to fiery unrest.Credit Ruddy Roye for The New York Times
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