How Black Immigrants Reshape Neighborhoods

How Black Immigrants Reshape Neighborhoods

Black immigrants moving into a neighborhood can alter its racial and ethnic makeup, according to a study from Ohio State University. The research reveals that as Black immigrants settle in majority native-Black neighborhoods, white residents are more likely to move in, while native Black residents tend to leave. “Blackness isn’t a monolith in the U.S. today, where the Black immigrant population is growing,” the researcher explains. “There’s sign…