Blacks abandon San Francisco

No US city has seen a more rapid decline of its African-American population.
By Michael B. Farrell | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

San Francisco – On a recent overcast Saturday, just before noon, the ministers from some of this city’s largest black churches arrived in their dapper and dark suits, looking somewhat out of place on a dusty construction site.

They had come to break ground on 21 affordable apartments – a joint project between a church-affiliated development group and Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare provider. There were photo ops, the ceremonial shovels of dirt, and, given the number of reverends on hand, plenty of prayers.

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