Arrogance and racism in Michelle Obama’s lecture on White Flight Former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed an audience at the 3rd Annual Obama Summit this week and one of her topics was Chicago’s history of “White Flight.” But instead of speaking about it with knowledge, she addressed it with a subtle anger blaming White people…
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Baby Boomers, Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Opinion, RacismChicago's Southeast Side , ignorance , Michelle Obama , President Barack Obama , profits , Racism , realtors , White Flight Remembering Chicago’s racial tensions from the late 1960s Looking back at Chicago in the 1960s and the racial tensions that divided Blacks and Whites, I decided to write a book about that experience. White Flight, which I titled “Midnight Flight: One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online…
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Blogger, Books & Films, Chicago, Commentary, Opinion, Politics, Racism, Suburban ChicagolandAfrican-Americans , Bowen High school , Calumet Heights , Calumet Park , changing neighborhood , Moved to suburbs , race , Racism , realtors , selling homes , South Shore Valley , Southeast Side , SuburbanChicagoland , White Homeowners Midnight Flight: Chapter 13 — Notes from Readers One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved Send us your comments, letters and memories and I will post them here. Email me by clicking here. You must let…
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Baby Boomers, Books & Films, Suburban Chicagoland1960s , African-Americans , Blacks , Bowen High school , Calumet Park , changing neighborhood , Chicago , Moved to suburbs , race , Racism , realtors , selling homes , South Shore Valley , Southeast Side , SuburbanChicagoland , White Flight , White Homeowners Midnight Flight: Chapter 12 — Looking Back One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2020 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved The families that moved out of South Shore Valley were the real losers. We were the victims, too, the people…
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Baby Boomers, Books & Films, Suburban Chicagoland1960s , African-Americans , Blacks , books , Bowen High school , Calumet Park , changing neighborhood , Chicago , Moved to suburbs , Racism , realtors , selling homes , South Shore Valley , Southeast Side , SuburbanChicagoland , White Flight , White Homeowners Midnight Flight: Chapter 11 — Friends Left Behind One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved Rely on memory for inspiration, but always check it for perfection and accuracy. Memory is human. So, it is…
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Baby Boomers, Books & Films, Suburban Chicagoland1960s , African-Americans , Blacks , Bowen High school , Calumet Park , changing neighborhood , Chicago , Moved to suburbs , Racism , realtors , selling homes , South Shore Valley , Southeast Side , SuburbanChicagoland , White Flight , White Homeowners Midnight Flight: Chapter 10 — The Sub-Urban Life One family’s experience of White Flight and the racial transformation of Chicago’s South Side (an online novel) By Ray Hanania Midnight Flight, (C) 1990-2018 Ray Hanania, All Rights Reserved “Wash your whiskey in your water, sugar in your tea …” “Wuz all this crazy questions you askin’ me …”…
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Arrogance and racism in Michelle Obama’s lecture on White Flight
By Ray Hanania |
Arrogance and racism in Michelle Obama’s lecture on White Flight Former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed an audience at the 3rd Annual Obama Summit this week and one of her topics was Chicago’s history of “White Flight.” But instead of speaking about it with knowledge, she addressed it with a subtle anger blaming White people…
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