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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by flubert on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @07:36PM (#10741556)
>the urban blight there is exclusively a product of systemic racism against blacks in the United States.

https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&q=detroit+indus...

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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by sedachv on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @08:16PM (#10748788)
Median household income in Detroit: $26,325 83% black (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2622000.html)

Walk a block over to Grosse Point: $89,492 93% white (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosse_Pointe,_Michigan)

Royal Oak: $52,252 90% white (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Oak,_Michigan)

Livonia: $68,973 92% white (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2649000.html)

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