Jeffery Sykes points us to the very problem that exists in Greensboro, North Carolina in Austin, Texas:
"Outright racism is no longer the problem with the City Council; the problem is that its members still answer to Austin’s business interests and disproportionately favor them over neighborhood concerns and small businesses. The problems of minority residents, particularly in the historically Hispanic neighborhoods on the East Side, are not a priority for councilors. This is the true legacy of the gentlemen’s agreement, and it’s nowhere more apparent than in the city’s unprecedented growth over the last decade, especially downtown."
This could have just as easily been written:
"Outright racism is no longer the problem with the City Council; the problem is that its members still answer to Greensboro’s business interests and disproportionately favor them over neighborhood concerns and small businesses. The problems of minority residents, particularly in the historically African American neighborhoods on the East Side, are not a priority for councilors. This is the true legacy of the gentlemen’s agreement, and it’s nowhere more apparent than in the city’s unprecedented growth over the last decade, especially downtown."
"Outright racism is no longer the problem with the City Council; the problem is that its members still answer to Austin’s business interests and disproportionately favor them over neighborhood concerns and small businesses. The problems of minority residents, particularly in the historically Hispanic neighborhoods on the East Side, are not a priority for councilors. This is the true legacy of the gentlemen’s agreement, and it’s nowhere more apparent than in the city’s unprecedented growth over the last decade, especially downtown."
This could have just as easily been written:
"Outright racism is no longer the problem with the City Council; the problem is that its members still answer to Greensboro’s business interests and disproportionately favor them over neighborhood concerns and small businesses. The problems of minority residents, particularly in the historically African American neighborhoods on the East Side, are not a priority for councilors. This is the true legacy of the gentlemen’s agreement, and it’s nowhere more apparent than in the city’s unprecedented growth over the last decade, especially downtown."
