jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy supermarkets have abandoned some of America's poorest neighborhoodswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down17
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minus-squarenonailsleftlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago That said, studies have shown that some supermarket leaders may perceive low-income urban areas — particularly those inhabited by people of color— as higher-risk due to concerns about crime, vandalism or social instability