“Candace Wilkins, 27, of St. Albans [a middle-class neighborhood in Queens], who remains unemployed despite having a business degree, plans to move to Charlotte, N.C. “She said her decision was prompted by an altercation with the police. “In March 2010, witnesses say, Ms. Wilkins was thrown against a car by a white police officer after […]
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The Great Migration, slammed into reverse
Posted in History, Just A Bite, Literature, Tar Heelia, tagged black migration, candace wilkins, chickenbone special, dwayne walls, isabel wilkerson, st albans queens ny, warmth of other suns on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »