Thursday, May 23, 2019

As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

https://n.pr/30Dz5yCSam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African Americans to Mecklenburg County, where the African American population has ballooned by 64% since 2000.

At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.

(Image credit: Swikar Patel for NPR)



from News : NPR https://n.pr/2JVjGUt
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