Thousands Of African-Americans Are Leaving Chicago Each Year. Why?
Chicago's black population is on track to shrink to 665,000 by 2030 — down from a peak of about 1.2 million. Some have called the phenomenon a "reverse Great Migration."
Thousands of black residents are moving away from Chicago every year in what some have called a “reverse Great Migration.”
The mass exodus comes as Chicago is set to have a black woman as its mayor for the first time in history. Attorney Lori Lightfoot will face Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election on April 2.
Chicago’s black population is on track to shrink to 665,000 by 2030 — down from a peak of about 1.2 million, according to the Urban Institute. One factor in
