When I moved to Richmond in the 1980s, the population of the city was nearly 60% black. About 4 years ago it was very quietly announced that Richmond, for the first time in almost 50 years, no longer has a black majority population. There has been a wave of mostly white young professionals and empty nesters moving here, in many cases gentrifying neighborhoods that had been mostly black, sometimes for generations.
The media rarely talks about black people being forced out of their neighborhoods by the sky rising cost of housing since most of the people forcing them out are the media's liberal darlings from places like Northern Virginia and the New York metro area.
I guess it's just a generational thing with me. Even though I'm white and college-educated, I liked the city better when it had a majority black population. There were a lot more families living here and the population seemed to put down roots and take pride in their neighborhoods. Today the population feels very transient and self-centered.