...but we are supposed to be preoccupied with the plight of the Palestinians...
The explanation is simple, frankly. It shows the power structure does not recognize black people as fully human. They prove this belief over and over again.
There was as similar section in Detroit called Paradise Valley. a section of I 75 was REROUTED in order to go through the area, if memory serves. I know there are Detroiters lurking about who must know about this.