‘Black flight’ in America’s Rust Belt

Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo have lost more than a quarter of their population over the last decade.

The US cities of Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo have lost more than a quarter of their population over the last decade.

Once home to predominantly black Americans, many are now leaving in search of better opportunities and a different lifestyle, as Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Detroit.

Source: Al Jazeera