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August 3rd, 2012
thesmithian
'...Portland, already the whitest major city in the country, has become whiter at its core even as surrounding areas have grown more diverse...The city core didn't become whiter simply because lots of white residents moved in, the data show. Nearly 10,000 people of color, mostly African Americans, also moved out.

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  4. dglsplsblg reblogged this from thesmithian and added:
    This just makes the comparison of Portland and Brooklyn even more absurd. I’m pissed now.
  5. rmichaelthomas reblogged this from thesmithian and added:
    This is real. Born and raised and still currently living here. It is ASTOUNDING how the city has changed. I’m one of the...
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  8. speedhearts said: i’m not surprised. i fled Portland for Atlanta and don’t regret a thing. I’ll never go back there, ever. it’s not safe for POC.
  9. applecores said: Can you say, gentrification?
  10. nezua reblogged this from thesmithian and added:
    Yeah…never thought I’d end up in this neck of the woods.
  11. karastfgl reblogged this from thesmithian and added:
    Man…
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