Sam, do you see some level of this same varied social landscape developing among the black population? I know that in urban Washington (the best example I know of anything
), black areas are gentrifying and traditional black churches are in the odd position of having to appeal to gay whites. This is liberalizing the churches and the voters, which is kind of an interesting effect to watch. On the other hand, in the suburbs here - with a booming black population - they have more access to traditional churches.
Is this effect replicated nationally in any form?