There have been positive steps in restoration developments and in upgrading public housing in Milwaukee. There also are good people of all races coming together to make neighborhoods better.
The area around Washington Park has had a good neighborhood association for years to try to keep the peace. The Riverwest area is undergoing some gentrification and it is not pushing out the poor, but making the whole area better.
Despite this, the violent young blacks are still messing up and inflicting violence on others, including other blacks. In Riverwest, a tavern/restaurant owner was recently shot by a 14 year old who was trying to rob customers sitting at sidewalk tables. He lived, but is hurt bad. This is what tears apart neighborhoods.
I fully agree. I drove through Wash Park on the way to Miller Park and that was one of the areas that really stood out tome.
The young kids are the main problem. Its no secret as to why Summerfest has very few black acts this year. The security issues were too much to handle and the groups of black kids knocking around white kids down there was even too much for Eugene Kane. My cousin also acidentally bumped into a black kid at Miller Oasis last week and before he could apologize, got a cigarette put out on his neck.
Its this problem that I don't know if they'll ever solve.