Study finds West Michigan cities have among worst standard of living for Black women
Grand Rapids Business Journal Photo by iStock A new report ranks Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids near the bottom on a list of U.S. cities where Black women are more likely to be more economically empowered and thriving. Researchers found suburban cities of big metropolitan areas scored the highest. Southfield, outside of Detroit, is No. 1; New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City; and Missouri City, a suburb of Houston, ranked second and third highest. Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, however, ranked at No. 167 and No. 192, respectively, out of 200 cities on the ranking. Detroit ranked 78 th. Methodolo...
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