Analysis Explores Black Residents’ Exodus from Chicago
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A new report suggests that lack of economic opportunity is prompting population loss.
An analysis by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning posits economic conditions likely played a role in the yearslong exodus of black residents from the Chicago region.
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Analysis Explores Black Residents’ Exodus from Chicago
Clip: 12/6/2018 | 6m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
An analysis by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning posits economic conditions likely played a role in the yearslong exodus of black residents from the Chicago region.
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