Neighborhood Disparity Quotes

Chicago is an incredibly great city, but it was clear to me that greatness wasn't being spread to all our neighborhoods.

My neighborhood is fairly white, yet the local middle school is all black. It is bad. It is very bad.

The Negro neighborhood, which is inferior, is begging for a chance to - integrate itself into that which is - is superior, which is not going to happen. It's going to cause trouble.

I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.

When you see Major League Baseball putting academies in other countries, obviously that throws up a red flag. You wonder why they ain't going up in our neighborhood. Bottom line, what I see, I talk about... I see it over and over. If anybody can show me I'm wrong, then show me.

a kid should have an equal shot at a good life in our city, regardless of what part of town they happen to be born in.

You know, the biggest indicator of where you live is your income. If you live in this suburb you make this much money, and if you live in that suburb, you make that much money, and if you don't have any money you live where you're allowed to live.

I grew up in Hollywood but not in any rich neighborhood.

If you live in poor neighborhoods - I know from living in several poor neighborhoods - the worst supermarkets in the city are in the poorest neighborhoods, where people don't have cars.