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Yes but on top of that, DC has its share of Black gentrifiers plus the Black population in raw numbers isn't decreasing in DC as it is in Chicago.
I'm speaking in terms of city proper not metro for clarity. Do you have a link of a map of the neighborhoods under black gentrification. Also, despite declining numbers Chicago still have the 2nd most populous black community iirc.
I'm speaking in terms of city proper not metro for clarity. Do you have a link of a map of the neighborhoods under black gentrification. Also, despite declining numbers Chicago still have the 2nd most populous black community iirc.
And yes, even with the Black population loss occurring in Chicago, it will still be difficult for another city to dislodge it as the city with the second-largest Black population in the country, mainly because the overall population and Black population were so large to begin with. Currently there's a 200K+ difference between the Black population of Chicago and Philadelphia, which has the third-largest Black population in the country.
I'm not sure why that's a laughing matter, sir. Google Black Celebrities from Seattle and get back to me ..... I mean
Maybe he means comparably speaking which in that case Seattle aint anywhere near what cities like New Orleans,Atlanta,Philadelphia,DC,etc have
All I know personally is Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones oh and Norm Rice.Thats all I got off the top of my head but im sure there are more
Me and the majority of my close acquaintances fall into this category that you describe as not existing in Baltimore. Almost all of us attended college in the Baltimore area and ended up staying after graduating. We all did not initially come here intending to stay, it just ended up happening. Friendships and social networks developed in college which led to job contacts and eventual professional networks. Then life happens. People meet significant others, relationships develop, children start being born, and before you know it years have passed by and everyone starts settling down.
I'm not denying your experiences, but I don't think you've been in the area long enough to make a fully informed assessment. Also, the circles you move in are very limited. You're not really going to meet many non-native college grads while driving Uber and working at warehouses. You're mainly going to come across everyday native Baltimoreans living their lives. Most of the non-native college grads are primarily present in local arenas such as education, the medical field, government, law, law enforcement/criminal justice, entrepreneurs, etc.
The majority of them also reside in the suburbs now, especially once they start having children or their children start getting older. And even the acquaintances I know who still reside in the city live in very suburban-like neighborhoods close to the county line, mainly on the far Northwest side of Baltimore and those far Northeastern neighborhoods up past Morgan State.
Baltimore is certainly not a "nationwide" magnet like DC, Atlanta, or certain other cities, but it is definitely a regional hub for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. People from the nearby big metros (Philly, Jersey, New York) are all well-represented in this area. Aside from those areas, I have acquaintances from random places like Connecticut, Virginia, Jacksonville, FL, Orlando, FL, and so forth (I don't know anyone from Boston though).
And there is no way you can be in the Baltimore area for long and not come across Black people with connections to the Carolinas, especially North Carolina. That seems to be true for this whole general area, DC even more so. A significant portion of the Black Baltimoreans I am well-acquainted with are only one or two generations removed from North Carolina. An older lady that I know who is deeply involved in the local Black history and genealogy explained to me that the east side of Baltimore was mainly settled by people from rural Maryland while the west side was primarily settled by people from the Carolinas (don't know how true it is though). But my wife's family falls into that category. Her maternal grandfather and grandmother moved here from Charleston and Manning, South Carolina respectively, and her dad is from Sumter, SC. And that seems to be the norm for many of the natives that I'm acquainted with in this area. I actually have far deeper Maryland roots on my dad's line than most of the Baltimore natives I know.
If you remain in this area for long, I think you will eventually come across many non-natives or at least people who have recent family roots elsewhere.
I was reluctant to comment on this thread, but I just wanted to give a more fully informed perspective on Baltimore since I know the city pretty well. I've visited and spent time in many different cities, but I only like to comment on the ones that I've actually lived in and know deeply. I read so many people on this site commenting so "authoritatively" on cities I can tell they barely know anything about or don't have any thorough first-hand experience with. Just relying on hearsay and stereotypes. Philly has a crew of homers and defenders on this site, so I feel no need to comment when I read posts from people who clearly don't know what the hell they're talking about. Same with Baltimore; but I think there are only two or three people on this site (including you) who seem to have any first-hand knowledge of that city. So in Baltimore's case I feel more compelled to comment.
I have cousins who are twins from Philly.Both wound up at Ft.Meade and Aberdeen Proving grounds. They settled in the Laurel area but they spend 90 percent of their social life in Bmore. When i used to visit them there, we always would hang out in Bmore when not at the house
,My cousin even got robed at gun point in Bmore.Its because of them I know a little about Bmore, Theyve been there around 20 years now
You know I don’t live In Boston right? I’ve lived in the south (kind of) for 2.5 years
Even worse!Your mindset is how everything compares to Boston based on your past post.Your lack of detail knowledge as evidenced by your stereotypical comments show repeated ignorance
Thought Id repost this from another thread long ago. Its a list of the top America 10 cities of each Nationality where immigrants have settled.I added some countries that have a big mixture of blacks that are also Hispanic
Cuba
1. Miami: 807,571 people
2. Tampa: 66,596
3. New York: 61,248
4. Houston: 30,582
5. Orlando: 26,648
6. Las Vegas: 19,694
7. Los Angeles: 17,309
8. Dallas: 8086
9. Chicago: 7355
10. Atlanta: 7302
Haiti
1. Miami: 219,033 people
2. New York: 177,656
3. Boston: 51,073
4. Orlando: 38,174
5. Philadelphia: 18,553
6. Atlanta: 13,960
7. Tampa: 10,107
8. Providence: 6701
9. Washington DC: 4491
10. Chicago: 3065
Brazil
1. Boston: 56,741 people
2. New York: 50,526
3. Miami: 48,389
4. Orlando: 19,584
5. Los Angeles: 14,596
6. Washington DC: 13,375
7. San Francisco: 12,534
8. Philadelphia: 10,943
9. Atlanta: 9519
10.San Diego
Nigeria
1. New York: 44,915 people
2. Houston: 39,672
3. Washington DC: 27,916
4. Dallas: 27,047
5. Atlanta: 22,819
6. Los Angeles: 13,435
7. Chicago: 11,954
8. Baltimore: 10,377
9. Philadelphia: 7043
10. Riverside, CA: 5068
South Africa
1. New York: 8922 people
2. Los Angeles: 7733
3. Miami: 4735
4. Atlanta: 4671
5. San Francisco: 4101
6. Dallas: 3481
7. San Diego: 3053
8. Washington DC: 2988
9. Seattle: 2598
10. Houston: 2423
I'm not sure why that's a laughing matter, sir. Google Black Celebrities from Seattle and get back to me ..... I mean
Seattle is the whitest large city I've ever seen in my entire life. Coming from Memphis the lack of black ppl I saw was shocking, almost weird. I found myself looking for black ppl everywhere I went when I was there an almost never seeing them, and I'm white. Most of the blacks I saw in seattle were either homeless ppl downtown or African immigrants on the south side.
Calling it a black mecca is laughable especially when you've spent time in cities like Memphis, Atlanta, Charlotte etc. Are there black ppl in seattle, of course there are but it's not a "black mecca" in the United States. Might as well start calling Salt Lake City the capitol of black America while at it.
How did Seattle get more votes then Memphis are y'all serious right now lmao.
IKR. lmao
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I'm not sure why that's a laughing matter, sir. Google Black Celebrities from Seattle and get back to me 
..... I mean
