....to attack the district of columbia:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...iker-melting//
Months after the District’s “Chocolate City” moniker was melted by
census figures showing that blacks’ share of the population fell to half
as the white population reached one-third, detailed numbers released
Thursday show that among young adults, whites outnumber those of all
other races combined.
The new white residents are breeding, quite literally, another group,
the numbers show: babies. With widespread gentrification in many parts
of the city entering the better part of a decade, those who moved here
as recent college graduates are beginning to have children and are
increasingly staying put.
“Some of the things that made the neighborhood appealing for a young
not-married couple, then a married couple here are still appealing to
parents,” said Robin Leon, 34, as she walked her 10-month-old in a
stroller near 14th and D streets Southeast.
Among 70,000 residents between 25 and 29 years old, 51 percent are white
and 30 percent are black, census statistics released Thursday show, a
higher percentage than in both Fairfax and Montgomery counties. Whites
outnumber blacks of every age between 22 and 34 years in the District....
It's tough being John Herring, eh?