Talk:Raleigh, Memphis

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Are we sure this is the Most eastern part of the city, and not Cordova??

raleigh is on the northern side of the i240 loop, bordering frayser directly to its west. the 2 communities are split by wharford street. cordova is in the burbs all the way out i-40, about 5 exits past raleigh.

[edit] neutrality quesiton in Education section

The transfer of control of public schools from one jurisdiction to another is irrelevent without supplying more details (e.g., unusual causes or results). I bring up neutrality here because in this region (Memphis), such transfers of jurisdiction are often politically and racially charged. The predominantly white Shelby County system, serving Memphis suburbs and unicorporated sections of the county, is viewed by many residents (white and black) as a "safer" and more academically rigorous than Memphis' municipal system. The accuracy of that common view is better discussed elsewhere. Typically, when a change in jurisdiction is mentioned in local conversation (spoken or text) without any elaboration, the unspoken context is a "there goes the neighborhood" lament, usually under the assumption that children from more impoverished neighborhoods will be allowed to attend the former "county school." The Education section, as written, similarly lacks that needed elaboration or qualification. My questions to the author are "why bring this up?" or "Why create an 'Education' section only to make this one observation about city vs county?" The observation, if it's indeed intended as a "there goes the neighborhood" lament, is also anachronistic: Raleigh's racial demographic has undergone massive changes in recent decades, with many African Americans taking up residence there. And since it's become the backbone of Memphis' growning Hispanic population, white residents may actually comprise a minority there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bridgman (talk • contribs) 01:00, 17 February 2007 (UTC).