
Racial segregation is alive and well -- and gripping America's cities
CNN
The combustible, decades-long debate over a wealthy majority white suburb in Atlanta shines a light on a broader racial reality in the US. As Sheryll Cashin, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, explains it, the consequences of residential caste are vast.
Buckhead wants to cut out of the Black Mecca.
According to a September analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about 54% of the residents surveyed "strongly or somewhat support" seceding from Georgia's capital, ostensibly spurred by fears of recent spikes in crime across the city.

As lawmakers demand answers over reports that the US military carried out a follow-up strike that killed survivors during an attacked on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, a career Navy SEAL who has spent most of his 30 years of military experience in special operations will be responsible for providing them.












