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November 1, 2004
African Town
There has been much talk of late regarding a proposal that would empower the racial majority of Detroit.
For those that are not familiar with the Southeast Michigan city, among its many problems, it is perhaps the most racially polarized metropolitan area in the country.
The African-Town proposal offers a means to further develop black-owned businesses and promote a creative entrepreneural zeal equivalent to that of other ethnic groups (ie Arabic, Mexican, and Greek) in downtown Detroit area. At issue, is that funding would be garnered from publicly available funds. Very controversial indeed.
Many groups are outraged, and have sought to block the legislation. The article below expounds on the case.
Afro-Netizen™. Substance.™: Detroit council drops blacks-only loans in African Town plan
Posted by AG at November 1, 2004 7:16 AM