NPR Reviews The Migration Of "The Black Flight Progressives" From The North To The South

There have been a flurry of news stories that have documented the migration of Black people from the "Mission Accomplished Cities" in the North and West into areas that are portrayed as "hostile to Black interests" when certain hosts on MSNBC and other voices are allowed to provide the narrative about the South (and its dominate political leadership at the state level).

The common refrain is for the author of the story to tell about the attributes of the South that are proving attractive to Black Americans. In addition credit is given to the "Civil Rights Laws" that were crafted in the wake of much blood shed and bruised bodies. (Which I agree is the case).

The point that is missing in the majority of these reviews is a clear and unpretentious analysis of WHY Black people are now motivated to move away from the Northern and Western cities that were originally so full of opportunity for Black people as the South was inhospitable to our people and WHAT about the pathway that we were walking on that was in line with our "Community Empowerment Struggle Motion" ultimately turned out to be insufficient to provide the and sustain the necessary uplift and thus now many of these cities are no longer sufficient for occupancy by Blacks who desire to uplift themselves?

If this disposition in the forensic analysis is not engaged then what is going to prevent the scene - 40 years from now where Black Americans are again seen moving out of the South to the growth areas of Montana, South Dakota or Idaho - because they are more favorable places for us to live?

• Are we merely CONSUMERS of a favorable societal order or do we possess the discipline and competences to craft such a favorable order when we have control over the set of policies that are prevailing?
• Are the policies that are popularly rejected by Black people with a certain ideology and consciousness at the "transactional" level ultimately policies that produce favorable conditions for Blacks?  While those policies that initially seem to be in line with the goal of "societal progression" the policies that turn out to be against our long term interests - thus causing us to migrate?

In not answering these questions it appears that we will remain on a constant chase for satisfaction as distributed by others.