By Eclectablog/Angry Black Chronicles/Eclectablog
With the breaking news today that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will be installing an Emergency Manager in Detroit, this brings up an interesting point to ponder:
Based on 2010 census figures, when Detroit gets an Emergency Manager, 49% of Michigan African Americans will have lost their representative government and will be under the rule of an Emergency Manager.
| City | Population | % African American | # of African Americans |
| Benton Harbor | 10,038 | 89.2% | 8,954 |
| Detroit | 713,777 | 82.7% | 590,294 |
| Flint | 102,434 | 56.6% | 57,978 |
| Pontiac | 59,515 | 52.1% | 31,007 |
| Total | 688,233 |
[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
Michigan had 9,883,640 residents in 2010, 14.2% of whom were African Americans for a total of 1,403,477.
I’ll leave you to do the math as a take-home exercise.
