African American Population Cities Going Down

[NooYowkur81]

Originally Posted by Coyote Justin

North and South America are technically two continents, since they both lie on top of two separate tectonic plates. North America lies on the North American Plate and South America lies on the South American Plate. Just because the two are connected by a single strip of land doesn't make them one continent, because if so, then Africa, Asia and Europe is one single continent ....which it isn't. The fact that the two vastly differ, from a cultural, economic, social, historical and political standpoint, even furthers the notion that they should be counted as separate.

Also, South America is very much a white continent. Majority of the people within the continent have European ancestry from either Spain, Italy, Portugal and France. Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay are probably the only countries where the indigenous population (brown people you'll call them) outnumber the European population, but for the rest of the countries within South America, White is the majority with mulattos coming in second in Brazil.

Colombia is definitely not a White country. While Whites make up a nice chunk, most people are mestizo and there is a significant Black population as well.

[slowlane3]

Originally Posted by RNGAnderson

am on Americans so what you talking about?

You should ask your question on the "GENERAL U.S." forum - because your question is about only the U.S.A.

[slowlane3]

I can partly answer your question.

You mentioned New Orleans. Its population declined very much after Hurricane Katrina in (2005?) flooding, which destroyed many houses and left many residents homeless, but it has steadily increased somewhat again.

Washington D.C. population was majority Black during the 1970s - 1980s - 1990s after the violent race riots in 1968 and the increase in drug-related murders and homicides. The homicide rate stayed high through the early 1990s, and then it fell and declined (decreased) steadily. Many young, educated, professional, white people have moved into the city because they feel safer now, and moved into neighborhoods that were Black before. They are also many new apartment buildings. At the same time, large numbers of younger and middle-aged Black people moved from Washington city into the eastern suburbs (Prince Georges County) beginning in the 1970s.
The word for this is "gentrification" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentrification

New York City has also improved in the 21st century. The subway cars in the 1970s-1980s used to all have ugly, graffiti writing on them, but now they are kept behind a fence where vandals cannot paint on them. Times Square used to be full of pornography and prostitutes, but now it's been cleaned-up. White people have been moving into the famous Black "Harlem" district which used to be a scary place people were afraid of. (Ex-President Bill Clinton I think, has an office in Harlem). The parts of Brooklyn that are closest to the Brooklyn Bridge are now very popular with young white people, also Hoboken New Jersey. New York City also has a quite low crime rate now.

Many Black people have moved from Atlanta city into the suburbs. Suburban DeKalb County (including Decatur) to the east, now has a majority Black population, and there are also many Blacks in the south suburbs near the Airport.

[RNGAnderson]

I know we are off topic, but pretend we are in U.S. Forum. I won't re post this. Stick with the USA Forum. Please.

[caribny]

Originally Posted by AntonioR

That's interesting. Why in your facebook profile you only put photos if your trips to St Lucia?

Should be generous sharing your trips to most countries in Latin America with your fb friends. Afterall, the only way to get an idea what the local channels of each country is like is by visiting them and watching their TV.

Hmmm...


Now they are white? What happened to the 'pretending to be white when they aren't?'

But I do see what you mean. Afterall, the one-drop-rule was created by whites of British origin. What they say is final even years after they let go of that rule.

You don't know who I am so have no idea when I travel.


yes Latin America one drop rule. One drop of non black blood allows you to escape that "Terrible" category called black.