black flight

American  

[blak flahyt] / ˈblæk ˈflaɪt /

noun

1. the movement of Black people from inner-city neighborhoods to the suburbs.

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Example Sentences

This collaborative effort is not just about Black flight but also about "lifting up others as you go," Kapurch said.

From Salon

Just before a dive, they’d change into fleece vests, black flight suits bearing the OceanGate logo and warm socks — no shoes allowed on the submersible.

From Seattle Times

And his focus on diversity and race helps him find less-heard voices in a much-told story, like those of the Vulcan Society for Black firefighters, or of the Black flight attendant who guiltily recalls “racially profiling” a Saudi passenger after Sept. 11.

From New York Times

Last week, passengers on an airport shuttle bus to Reagan airport made racial slurs against a Black flight attendant, according to the union representing American’s flight attendants.

From Seattle Times

Over decades, with factories closed and “white flight” in the 1960s and ’70s followed by waves of “black flight,” it’s shrunk to the country’s 30th largest, a loss of nearly 350,000 people.

From Seattle Times