1st off the "white flight" is a cause for some of Detroit's problems. with the population leaving Detroit stands to lose millions upon millions in tax revenue yearly. With that amount of money lost some programs are continuoulsy being cut.

Next thing you talk about is some of our black organizations. Groups like the NAACP, and museums like the African-American history museum are here to help and educate not just blacks but everyone about our history, which is American history! The NAACP is also used more of a support group, to help us compete socially, and economically. Now looking at some white groups, you still have your Ku Klux Klans, skinheads, and militias which to this day still terrorize people! You have never seen a black group that terrorizes!

I find it extremely ironic that you discussed Affirmative-action,when the biggest group that benefitted from this program is WHITE WOMEN. if you don't believe me I encourage you to look it up.

I have also felt harassed and threatened on several occasions during ventures to Detroit. It is virtually impossible to escape the impoverished bums that line the streets. It disgusts and sickens me.

I used to be a resident in St. Clair Shores. When the blacks integrated into my city, the crime rates soared, the quality of my school diminished, and I was instilled with fear to walk my own street at night. I had to move away against my own will. My city had changed and it became almost intolerable.

About segregation... I have been giving this topic of discussion much thought lately. I strongly feel that a majority of the black race has chosen to segregate themselves from the so-called "melting pot". Examples of this can blatantly be found in affirmitive action, black organizations,NAACP,black colleges, black scholarships, The Museum of African-American History & Art, etc. If the white race were to assemble such organizations it would be clearly labeled as racism. However, African Americans are an exception- they are praised for their segregated groups.They cry out for equality, yet they create their own inequalities, as if it is "owed" to them.

Also, why is it that when the blacks moved into the city of Detroit, that the city began its steep decline into deterioration and decay? Who's to blame for the littered streets, abandoned homes, crime, poverty, and birth-rates that are sky-rocketing? Who is to blame? Can you blame the white race for the "white-flight"? Can you blame them for being upset, observing their own neighborhood turn into an eyesore? White-flight is a result of the neglect that blacks imposed upon the community.