RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Evolution of Black Neighborhoods Since Kerner JF RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences FD Russell Sage Foundation SP 185 OP 205 DO 10.7758/RSF.2018.4.6.09 VO 4 IS 6 A1 Casey, Marcus D. A1 Hardy, Bradley L. YR 2018 UL http://www.rsfjournal.org/content/4/6/185.abstract AB This article studies the evolution of African American neighborhoods since the publication of the groundbreaking Kerner Commission report in 1968. We first examine how black and riot-affected neighborhoods evolved in four representative cities—Detroit, Newark, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.—during this period. Among black neighborhoods in these cities, we find that black neighborhoods not directly affected by riots fare better but trend similar to those that were. Notably, a number of disparities the commission identified as policy priorities—such as relatively lower income, higher poverty, and higher unemployment—persist despite declines in racist attitudes, extreme segregation, and an increased suburbanization of blacks. Fifty years after its publication, these findings suggest that the concerns of the Kerner Commission report remain relevant.