(Not The Bee) A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that animals are fleeing black neighborhoods in favor of predominantly white neighborhoods. The reason? Systemic racism.
Authors of the study Chloé Schmidt and Colin J. Garroway from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg write,
The study goes on to explain exactly how racism contributes to the decrease in wildlife diversity:
Ah yes, the hood is getting passed over because developers hate black people, not because the lawless behavior that’s prevalent in such areas makes investments in those areas unsound.
(These are the same type of people that tell you that hard work, discipline, and belief in objective truth is “white supremacy.”)
Essentially, they claim that urban development, redlining, and systemic racism causes animals to move on to greener pastures rather than remain in an urban wasteland.
And who can blame them?
