Crypto News: London is no longer the heart of Black Britain

Over the last two decades, London has prospered as a financial hub, but soaring living costs hit its Black population hardest. For the first time since 1991, fewer than half of England's Black residents live in London, down from 70% two decades ago, a Bloomberg analysis reveals. Even as London grew more diverse overall, the affordability crisis pushed Black residents to the outskirts, or out of the city entirely, eroding social and cultural capital.

The UK capital was once known for low-cost social housing in the city's core, but a combination of housing policies has led to its demolition, contributing to this demographic shift, Olivia Konotey-Ahulu and Demetrios Pogkas report. Today on CityLab: How London Lost Its Place at the Heart of Black Britain

— María Paula Mijares Torres

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