White Flight I lived in Brooklyn, New York for nineteen years it 's where I was born and raised. Brooklyn is made up of various domain I lived in many parts of Crown Heights ,Flatbush, East Flatbush & Bedford stuyvesant generally black communities. Before high school I never really looked at it like that it was just me moving into another vicinity. I send sometime in Manhattan in the “white” community but again didn 't see race just seen it as me moving again. In 2005 my family and I move into a house we were new to the block obviously ,but as time when on I knew all my new neighbors and they were mostly blacks. During this time I was attending junior high school still
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When we move in they move out, when we move apparently the white people leave and take their business with them and leave us with the run down shop, and the property value goes down and the only people who could afford to live there are poor blacks. Back to my block I notice the only caucasian family on the block had a for sale sign in the front yard. Before I knew it, they moved out not that the area was run down it was a good neighborhood good business and our whites but on other blocks. So when they moved out not to my surprise a black family purchased the home. I’m not saying they move for that reason, but you never know. The unknown I didn 't know anything on the issue until I learn about it my senior year in high school. Yes growing up you see who 's in your vicinity, yes you see color ,but never focus on it because you 're a child. Until you go to school and then you start to relieves oh, I live in a white community or a black community. Once it 's brought to your attention your eyes are open more and you begin to see what 's really in front of you. It not routine you stop to think Most people don 't feel comfortable about this topic ,but it out there. In high school depending on where you go you see all types of people black, white,spanish and many more . You learn about race and others cultures and exposed to this whole new life that you didn 't know was there. So having …show more content…
This issue goes back all the way to the 70.s“As middle-class African-Americans have left San Francisco, the remaining black population has gone from poor to poorer. In 1990, half of the city 's African-American population was very low-income; by 2005, that number swelled to about two-thirds. The number of black-owned businesses fell 25% between 1997 and 2002.
As blacks migrated to San Francisco 's suburbs, so too have many social activities centered on the community. The San Francisco Chapter of the National Black MBA Association has started hosting many of its events across the bay in Oakland. The Western Addition, a historically black neighborhood in San Francisco once home to many jazz clubs, has lost much of that character. Powell 's Place, an iconic soul-food restaurant that had been located in or around the neighborhood since the 1970s, has moved to Bayview-Hunters Point. Charles Spencer, who owns a barbershop catering to black men, says he has lost many of his customers and is trying to diversify. His Web site has a picture of a white client to go with three black faces.” (CONOR
When we move in they move out, when we move apparently the white people leave and take their business with them and leave us with the run down shop, and the property value goes down and the only people who could afford to live there are poor blacks. Back to my block I notice the only caucasian family on the block had a for sale sign in the front yard. Before I knew it, they moved out not that the area was run down it was a good neighborhood good business and our whites but on other blocks. So when they moved out not to my surprise a black family purchased the home. I’m not saying they move for that reason, but you never know. The unknown I didn 't know anything on the issue until I learn about it my senior year in high school. Yes growing up you see who 's in your vicinity, yes you see color ,but never focus on it because you 're a child. Until you go to school and then you start to relieves oh, I live in a white community or a black community. Once it 's brought to your attention your eyes are open more and you begin to see what 's really in front of you. It not routine you stop to think Most people don 't feel comfortable about this topic ,but it out there. In high school depending on where you go you see all types of people black, white,spanish and many more . You learn about race and others cultures and exposed to this whole new life that you didn 't know was there. So having …show more content…
This issue goes back all the way to the 70.s“As middle-class African-Americans have left San Francisco, the remaining black population has gone from poor to poorer. In 1990, half of the city 's African-American population was very low-income; by 2005, that number swelled to about two-thirds. The number of black-owned businesses fell 25% between 1997 and 2002.
As blacks migrated to San Francisco 's suburbs, so too have many social activities centered on the community. The San Francisco Chapter of the National Black MBA Association has started hosting many of its events across the bay in Oakland. The Western Addition, a historically black neighborhood in San Francisco once home to many jazz clubs, has lost much of that character. Powell 's Place, an iconic soul-food restaurant that had been located in or around the neighborhood since the 1970s, has moved to Bayview-Hunters Point. Charles Spencer, who owns a barbershop catering to black men, says he has lost many of his customers and is trying to diversify. His Web site has a picture of a white client to go with three black faces.” (CONOR