Jamelle Bouie

"lack Americans live with a level of poverty that is simply unknown to the vast majority of whites. It’s tempting to attribute this to the income disparity between blacks and whites. Since blacks are m…"

"DeSean Jackson is still an NFL player, and—as a player for Washington, D.C.’s professional football team—will make a tremendous amount of money. He can keep his connections to his friends, he can live…"

"The difference for ordinary black Americans, as opposed to NFL stars, is that this has been a powerful driver of downward mobility. Just a quick comparison of black and white neighborhoods is enough t…"

"All of which raises an obvious question: Why do blacks have a hard time leaving impoverished neighborhoods? Once you grasp the staggering differences between black and white neighborhoods, it becomes …"

"eaving home is hard, and the of wealth makes it even harder."