Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Tell it to Sykes? Yikes!

Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - Tell it to Sykes? Yikes!

"Alex Kotlowitz wrote a fascinating book in 1998 titled The Other Side of the River. The focus is on two Michigan towns: Benton Harbor, 92 percent black and poor, and St. Joseph, 95 percent white and prosperous. Lawrence O'Donnell says average annual income in Benton Harbor is just slightly above $10,000, but more than $33,000 in St. Joseph. Why is this important?"