Do Black Americans Consider the South Home?

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Do black americans consider the south home? That it holds such, almost me a unemotional power for black Americans. Tens of thousands thi think th last time i checked, was 82 thousand young millennials move out of northern and western cities back to the south. There are now 12 hundred majority black cities in America; 90 % of them are in the southern states.

In this week's episode Charles Blow speaks to journalist Dele Olojede about the arguments in his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. He argued that if enough African-Americans move south, the demographic balance in the Southern States will be tipped in favour of Black voters and politicians. His new home state of Georgia – he practises what he preaches and left Brooklyn for Atlanta – recently voted for a Democrat presidential candidate and two Democratic Senate candidates, one of whom became the first Black senator in the state’s history. The growing African-American population in Georgia was pivotal in these votes, Blow believes. To find out more and buy the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-devil-you-know-a-black-power-manifesto-charles-m-blow-subscribers/

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