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Every metropolitan area in the nation is racially segregated, and Los Angeles is no exception. We tolerate residential segregation because we’re convinced that it happened informally — because of personal choices and private discrimination. But what cemented our separate neighborhoods is something most of us have forgotten — government’s unconstitutional and systematic insistence on segregated housing in the mid-20th century, establishing patterns that persist to this day. The 2010 census data show that 60% of Los Angeles’s African Americans live in neighborhoods where few whites are present. The exposure of blacks to whites is as minimal as it is in Chicago or Newark; concentrated African American poverty is as common in L.A. as in New York or Pittsburgh. The New Deal created the nation’s first civilian public housing in the 1930s, segregated not only in the South, but nationwide. In his autobiography, the African American poet Langston Hughes recounted his adolescence in Worl...

Tucked into the Brazos Valley in eastern Texas, College Station has recently been voted one of the most educated cities in the United States. The city is home to Texas A&M University, which is one of the preeminent universities in the country. Residents moving into the area from nearby Houston or San Antonio will find Southern hospitality at its finest. Upscale apartments in College Station can be found in Northgate, Wellborn and Wolf Pen Creek District . Attractions Fans of presidential history can visit the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Art lovers, meanwhile, can spend an afternoon at the Benz Gallery of Floral Art or the Benjamin Knox Gallery . For a touch of local history, the Brazos Valley African American Museum is one of the best. Individuals hunting judiciously for apartments in College Station TX might even stumble upon the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History. Children and adults can closely examine fossils , sculptures and surveying...

There are nearly 200 neighborhoods sprawled in all directions from Charlotte's city center, creating enough space for urban socialites , suburban families, and even rural country folk that prefer a more small town vibe . Uptown. Some cities have downtowns. Charlotte has uptown. Take a stroll along the backdrop of the center of the city, the eye of the storm, the epicenter of business, bar hopping, historic churches, global cuisine, cocktails, and live music. First Ward: Mixed-income, high-demand apartments a stone's throw away from center city nightlife . Second Ward. (Aka Brooklyn) Home to NASCAR events, government buildings, Zion Church, and dreams of revitalization... no actual homes, though. Third Ward. Mostly just known for Bank of America Stadium, home of the North Carolina Panthers . Fourth Ward. Trendy warehouse and old mill apartments, elaborate terra cotta apartments , and super luxurious condos for high paying fat cats . Artsy East. Aspiring actors, artists, ...