15-01-2018 13:18 via kxan.com

African-Americans are moving to Austin again, but many don’t feel welcome

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Monday’s celebration of the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., comes as the city of Austin faces an ongoing struggle to keep African-American families from moving and convincing prospective black residents that the city is as welcoming as it says.
Numbers released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau show the total number of African-Americans in the city is on the rise, but the percentage of the population that is black continues to fall, down to 7.6 pe
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