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^^^ Nashville seemed pretty white when I was there in 2010, so idk about being "culturally mixed" in comparison to DC, ATL, or NYC. Being Black, I actually felt a little bit of an outcast in certain places I went in Nashville. But that was almost 10 years ago.
^^^ Nashville seemed pretty white when I was there in 2010, so idk about being "culturally mixed" in comparison to DC, ATL, or NYC. Being Black, I actually felt a little bit of an outcast in certain places I went in Nashville. But that was almost 10 years ago.
That was 10 years ago, and that's not in comparison to the above, especially NY but can make sense, especially on certain parts of town. If you were in parts of North Nashville
back then, especially around the hbcu's it would have still felt like Atlanta area as well. There are parts of metro Atlanta where you can feel outcasted, especially years ago that were highly racist and made national news press for not wanting blacks in that area but things have highly improved but imo still feels sideways racist. Nashville is no small place either and has several districts and going to areas like Antioch, Madison, and even around Nolensville Pike current day will not be what you're thinking of in most mind as Nashville. Even many current day suburbs might not be what you are thinking. My case wasn't as far as Nashville being a Black capital because I see it as more racially harmonious current day and intermingled, it may be just over 50% white, but its almost 30% black and over %10 Hispanic since last census and has the largest Kurdish population in the US. With it being popular with imagrants like it is current day and growing over 100 people a day it is very culturally mixed current day... This is all way off subject, my response was just to all the Apples and oranges comparison and Atlanta wanting to be on the same playing field with all the big dogs in the NE region which makeup or density at the very least is totally different but always wants to be elevated way above its southern peers, and if some one compares it wants to state they are not in the same league but Atlanta wants to be in the same league as NY, Chicago, LA, San Francisco, etc. that's all I'm saying. I have seen some good threads get deleted because of this.I'm not one to tip toe around the tulip but we all know what certain truths will cause. We just have to understand Atlanta ain't that unique and special current day, it has plenty of competition even in the sunbelt and nation wide truth be told. Guess it's all about breaking down fact and fiction then it's all about how people see it them selves and each person's personal experience and perception.
There are parts of metro Atlanta where you can feel outcasted, especially years ago that were highly racist and made national news press for not wanting blacks in that area but things have highly improved but imo still feels sideways racist.
If you're talking about Forsyth County, I'd disagree. The last place I worked in metro Atlanta was Cumming and I've shopped, eaten out, and even been to court there, and never felt any racist vibes..."sideways" or otherwise. It's just entirely too diverse of a place these days.
If you're talking about Forsyth County, I'd disagree. The last place I worked in metro Atlanta was Cumming and I've shopped, eaten out, and even been to court there, and never felt any racist vibes..."sideways" or otherwise. It's just entirely too diverse of a place these days.
If you say so, not what I got there recently. Even has been some fishy things that have taken place there recently that had been swept under the rug..I didn't say it hasn't improved because it has to its 2019 but it's still side ways. Heck its some restaurants in the city of Atlanta and other parts of the metro that don't cater to blacks but the point is it's not a one way narrative here is all I'm saying for any place.. So many different spectrums on many levels.
Not about a pet city or the point and truth be told, this has gotten off topic any way.. I know my pet city isn't in this mix, it actually feels more culturally mixed and intergrated which is a good thing. Our Great city isn't a part of every discussion either and wasn't trying to be smart but just going by what I have noticed. I don't really believe in the Black capital scenario but if I did I wouldn't include NY in this factor due to the fact NY just looks so much more diverse and culturally mixed by population than say an Atlanta in spite of NY's high black population IMO.. same is true for many other cities.. Guess it's all about what flavor u like but just as a heads up, not an argument buddy but I know how it goes..
With NYC, you have to view it by borough. So, it is more like Central/Eastern Brooklyn, SE Queens, NE/S Bronx, (parts of) Harlem/Uptown in Manhattan and even Northern/NE Staten Island.
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DC is no Manhattan, but Logan Circle, DuPont Circle, Midcity, Gallery Place, Penn Quarter, or Georgetown are way more vibrant than Brooklyn even though Brooklyn is more than twice as dense as DC.
I'm not sure how you guys got this far off topic, but I needed to point out that this statement isn't accurate. The DC neighborhoods you listed probably don't even add up to 2.0 sq. mi. if going by accepted definitions. One could easily find a 2.0 sq. mi. section of Brooklyn that surpasses DC in vibrancy and pedestrian traffic.
I'm not sure how you guys got this far off topic, but I needed to point out that this statement isn't accurate. The DC neighborhoods you listed probably don't even add up to 2.0 sq. mi. if going by accepted definitions. One could easily find a 2.0 sq. mi. section of Brooklyn that surpasses DC in vibrancy and pedestrian traffic.
Used google maps measure distance tool. I got 3.7 sq. miles. From what streets did you take your measurement?
What area of Brooklyn would you like to compare to? I can't think of any area in Brooklyn with that level of vibrancy? Do you know how many people work in downtown DC?
It won´t be that way forever, unfortunately. Maybe Creole/mixed race culture´s capital, but New Orleans is rapidly gentrifying. I´m white (but from there) and it kills me, the guys I grew up with have mostly had to leave to better their lives for their families.
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I'm not sure how you guys got this far off topic, but I needed to point out that this statement isn't accurate. The DC neighborhoods you listed probably don't even add up to 2.0 sq. mi. if going by accepted definitions. One could easily find a 2.0 sq. mi. section of Brooklyn that surpasses DC in vibrancy and pedestrian traffic.
Por ejemplo, I was in Cobble Hill BK like 2/3 weeks ago. Cobble Hill certainly isn't more active than a Logan circle, or better yet Dupont Circle.
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