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Visiting white parts of town make some Black kids feel less safe

April 10, 2024

Visiting white parts of town make some Black kids feel less safe

a group of white teens looks sideways at a black boy

Some Black youth feel less safe when they visit predominantly white areas of their city, a new study in Columbus has found.

And it was those Black kids who spent the most time in white-dominated areas who felt less safe, said Christopher Browning, lead author of the study and professor of sociology at The Ohio State University.