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Black residents often move because of worries about crime and a desire for reputable schools, but leaving Black city neighborhoods that are starved for investment is often more of a necessity than a choice
For decades, Black residents have been leaving some of the nation's largest cities while suburbs have seen an increase in their Black populations.
Experts in Chicago cite a number of reasons for the decline, from the downfall of the steel industry and blue collar jobs to the dismantling of public housing in the 2000s.
Three decades of census data shows Black residents across the U.S. are leaving cities to escape crime and take advantage of better schools and more affordable housing. In Chicago, the trend is particularly stark.
A longtime area staple with its wagon wheel décor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last sit-down restaurants in the once-flourishing Black Chicago neighborhood of Roseland. About 13 miles away near Indiana, Christopher Cain and his wife, Deja Cousins-Cain, sought