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Population goes up. it's a phenomenon that's been observed in cities for decades, but could aversion of white flight actually be happening online? dana boyd, a researcher for both microsoft and harvard university, she certainly thinks so. she's writing a book and a chapter on this idea is getting a whole lot of attention. dana explains how she came up with this theory. >> during the 2006 to 2007 school year i was driving around the united states talking to teenagers about their us of course myspace and facebook and i started hearing a set of language that struck me as odd and it really hit me ...

Upbringing and her remarkable story. what got her to this point. it's coming up in two hours here on cnn, followed by a panel of discussion on race relations in america. make sure you join us. a new twist on the concept of white flight, no, not white flight in the cities and suburbs, my next guest says she is seeing it on the internet. plus, amazing pictures from canada. you'll see how this incredible crash ends. wow and don't just sit there. make sure that you become part of the conversation. send me a message on twitter, facebook, cnn.com/don and look for me on four square as well. want ...

Thank you, eugene robinson, and thank you, if you want those tapes, i think they go back to 1929. >> tapes are great. >> houston, i think. up next, white flight. president obama's approval rating among white voters is heading south and it may take the democrats down with him. can he get the voters back? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. ♪ ♪ i feel like bustin' loose, bustin' loose, now ♪ [ male announcer ] chips ahoy! crammed with real chocolate chips... there's a lotta joy... [ man ] hey! ...in chips ahoy!

I need to go back to 1992. >> oh, the tapes are great. >> up next. white flight. president obama's approval number among white voters is heading south. he may take the democrats down with him. can he get those voters back? discover customers are getting 5% cashback bonus at the pump... and at many of the places their summer plans take them. it pays to get more. it pays to discover. [ dog barking ] [ sniffing ] [ male announcer ] missing something? like 2 pairs of glasses for $99.99 at sears optical, with bifocal lenses for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don't miss ...

Ago to as you mentioned a moment ago, fewer than 18,000? how did that happen? >> actually about 20 years ago, the district was about 75,000. then ten years ago, 35,000, now we're down to approximately 17,000. >> how did that happen. >> 17,500. after the school district went through the desegregation period, white flight as well as middle class flight set in. and people began to move away from the urban core to the suburbs. and as a result of that, we experienced declining enrollment over the last 20 years. >> you've had some dollars over the years to try to get folks back. why haven't you been...