2016, THESE COMMUNITIES DO NOT
OFTEN.
>> THEY ALWAYS SAY WHY ARE YOU
STILL HERE.
RHONDELL SHE OWNS SEVERAL
HOMES HERE.
>> I STARTED SEEING HOW
EXPENSIVE IT WAS.
I JUST DID NOT LEAVE.
RHONDELLA: HER CHILDREN ASK WHY
THEY SEE CROWDS OF COLOR YET
DOWNTOWN BOSTON IS SO WHITE.
BOSTON IS IN THE TOP 20% OF
HIGHLY SEGREGATED CITIES
ACCORDING TO CENSUS DATA.
UP THERE WITH BIRMINGHAM,
ALABAMA.
LOOK AT POST OFFICE SQUARE
DOWNTOWN ON A WEEKDAY.
COMPARE THAT TO DUDLEY SQUARE.
BOSTON IS A CITY THAT LOVES ITS
HISTORY.
>> HISTORY OF PRIVILEGING THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED IN THE
PAST AND NOT PRIVILEGING THOSE
WHO WANT TO GET POWER NOW.
RHONDELLA: WEST ROXBURY, 80%
WHITE.
MATTAPAN, MORE THAN 80% BLACK.
>> WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN
A RANGE OF LOCATIONS AND NOT BE
CORRALLED INTO THE AREAS WHERE
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF NEGLECT.
RHONDELLA: THERE IS A HIERARCHY
IN BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU
CAN BE LABELED BASED ON WHERE
YOU LIVE >>.
WHEN I APPLY FOR JOBS I DON'T
PUT WALKED BURRESS -- I DON'T
PUT ROXBURY.
YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING CITY
LEADERS CAN DO TO HELP QUICKLY.
WE ALWAYS HAVE A JAZZ FESTIVAL
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BUT MAYBE
THEY COULD HAVE A JAZZ FESTIVAL
IN ANOTHER PAR IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT MORE
PEOPLE CAN COME TO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
RHONDELLA: THESE ISSUES ARE
BETTER SERVED BY A MEETING OF
THE HEART AND A MELDING OF
FAMILIES.
EMILY: IT PROFESSOR AT TUFTS
UNIVERSITY, JAMES JENNINGS COME
ANALYZED POPULATION PROJECTS
FOR
2021.
HE FOUND THE COMMUNITY DIVISIONS
WILL NOT LIKELY CHANGE MUCH AND
