The demographic shift in Boston and our unprepared health and social systems.
Badly Governed · Lydje Lahens
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Show Notes
The United States has experienced population growth across all races, with the Black population reaching 47.2 million in 2021, which is a 30% increase since 2000.The US Black population includes individuals who identify as Black alone or combined with other races and Hispanics or Latinos who identify as Black.In 2021, there were 4.8 million foreign-born Black Americans, representing 10% of the U.S. Black population. This is up from 2.4 million people, or 7%, in 2000.The median age of the U.S. Black population in 2021 was 33, five years younger than the overall US population. Around 30% of Black people were under 20, and 12% were 65 or older.The New York City metro area has the most Black residents, followed by Atlanta and Washington, D.C.In this episode of Badly Governed, Professor Leigh Kamore Haynes and Research Analyst Peter Ciurczak look at how the Black population is changing in major cities like Boston and the unpreparedness of our health and social systems.
CREDITS
Host & Executive Producer: Lydje Lahens
Producer: Lydje Lahens
Writers: Lydje Lahens, Leigh Kamore Haynes, and Peter Ciurczak
Videographer: Anthony Schultz
Digital Copy Editor: Lydje Lahens
Social Media Graphics & Management: Aunonto Islam & Dream Big
Web Developer: Lotin Enterprise (https://www.lotin.net)
Video Editors: Luis Romero, Alex Kulikoff, and Anthony Schultz
Branding: Zozimus
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