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BTW name one majority-Black city in California where you will feel safe walking the streets.
Is that a function of race or a function of poverty? "Safe" is in the eye of the beholder, but are there any poor communities regardless of ethnicity where you would feel "safe" walking the streets? And if there is, would that be because you are the same ethnicity as the majority of the population, so you wouldn't feel so much like you have a target on your back?
I imagine race and poverty levels tend to be correlated as a byproduct of attitudes that were formed long ago and in places far away from California, but that is precisely why there are efforts to rectify the situation and promote diversity.
I live in California as well, and am white, and when I was in college in the 80's my car broke down once in the Black community of Richmond, near Oakland. I had to spend a night there while my car got fixed. It was quite an eye-opening experience to be literally the only white person I saw the whole time. Yes, I was afraid, and I didn't leave the motel after dark. I felt I would have a target on my back. But in the end, I didn't have any bad experiences with anyone as I got the motel room and went to eat. It gave me a first-hand experience of what it's like to be a minority, that I've never forgotten. Because of that, I believe I am able to regard minorities with more compassion because I know a little of what it feels like.
