inner city
an older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups: Struggling schools in the inner city face substantial challenges to prepare students for college.: Compare central city.
of or relating to such a section within a city: after-school programs for inner-city youth;low-income residents in inner-city neighborhoods.
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This is my offering to those of us who have experienced trauma in inner cities.
Nafessa Williams Advocates For Equality In New Y-FEAR Capsule | D'Shonda Brown | November 19, 2021 | Essence.comThere's an epidemic of violence in the inner city, and they’re worried it could spread.
The Trailer: A socialist beat the mayor of Buffalo in a primary. He's still running. | David Weigel | September 21, 2021 | Washington PostAt the same time, a report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the number of commercial delivery vehicles will increase by 36% in inner cities by the year 2030.
Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move | Annie Siebert | March 26, 2021 | TechCrunchIt’s been long understood that people living in inner cities face conditions that have clear correlations to overall health.
Envisioning better health outcomes for all | Jason Sparapani | January 26, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMinority communities are often located in inner cities, far from national parks and other public lands, and the price of gym passes, equipment, transportation to gyms, and mentorship programs are all typically steep.
How Outdoor Companies Can Back Up Their DEI Pledges | Kai Lightner | September 23, 2020 | Outside Online
This can be seen not just in distant exurbs or suburbs, but in prime inner-city neighborhoods.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday, to oversimplify somewhat, the white working class resembles the inner city blacks of 1965.
The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage Equality | Jay Michaelson | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring that same 50-year period, conditions for a segment of the black community—the inner city—have gotten worse.
A Full-Length Bill Cosby Portrait: From Track Star to Ugly Sweaters | Scott Porch | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe could have used her Cornell degree to seek wealth, but she chose to teach at an inner city school.
Ryan has said he misspoke, but I doubt it—he probably does think first about black inner-city men when he thinks about poverty.
Paul Ryan’s New Plan Is a Good One, Especially for Black People | John McWhorter | July 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt last we reach the walls of the inner city—for till now we have been merely in the outer town.
The picturesque old buildings of Amsterdam, especially those in the inner city, will delight the visitor.
The Mentor: Holland, v. 2, Num. 6, Serial No. 58 | Dwight ElmendorfThrough this they passed without parley, and the journey across the inner city was begun.
Istar of Babylon | Margaret Horton PotterOn the east there was also a protecting moat, while the inner city was surrounded by thick walls and guarded by towers.
Biblical Geography and History | Charles Foster KentThe inner city has many peony beds of that sort, both the tree and tuber kind, but they have only leaves to show now.
Letters from China and Japan | John Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for inner city
the parts of a city in or near its centre, esp when they are associated with poverty, unemployment, substandard housing, etc
(as modifier): inner-city schools
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Cultural definitions for inner city
A general term for impoverished areas of large cities. The inner city is characterized by minimal educational opportunities, high unemployment and crime rates, broken families, and inadequate housing. (See ghettos.)
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