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Some Dominicans have been known to have this complex too. Some would prefer to be called anything other than black the same way these guys don't want to be associated with anything southern. "Black" and "southern" are both perceived as marks of inferiority in our society, which is why so many people resist the labels. Giving them a "choice" between North and South is like giving black children in the 1950s the choice between a black and white doll.
Haha, you're spot-on. You're preachin in here. Some of these cities want so badly, to disassociate themselves from the South. They're like the Uncle Tom's of the South.lol. Some of these Southern cities are brainwashed into believing in their inferiority.
Atlanta currently has the nation's third largest West Indian population (only behind NYC and Miami). It kind of snuck up out of nowhere. Within a 7-year period, its West Indian population surpassed those of Boston, Philly and DC (the last two by significant margins).
Atlanta currently has the nation's third largest West Indian population (only behind NYC and Miami). It kind of snuck up out of nowhere. Within a 7-year period, its West Indian population surpassed those of Boston, Philly and DC (the last two by significant margins).
That doesn't seem right. Do you have the numbers? What are the biggest West Indian groups in Atlanta?
That doesn't seem right. Do you have the numbers? What are the biggest West Indian groups in Atlanta?
Seems very right to me. I keep telling people I know someone who moves to Atlanta every other week. The Census data is consistent with my observations.
Total West Indian: 104,834
Bahamian: 2,457
Barbadian: 2,320 (Stand Up!)
Belizean: 206
Bermudan: 521
British West Indian: 2,976
Dutch West Indian: 361
Haitian: 22,598
Jamaican: 53,347 (Big Up, Jamaica!)
Trinidadian: 6,585 (Trini Posseeeee!)
USVI: 1,261
West Indian: 11,547
Other WI: 155
Direct pipelines from NYC and Miami. Not too surprising.
Seems very right to me. I keep telling people I know someone who moves to Atlanta every other week. The Census data is consistent with my observations.
Total West Indian: 104,834
Bahamian: 2,457
Barbadian: 2,320 (Stand Up!)
Belizean: 206
Bermudan: 521
British West Indian: 2,976
Dutch West Indian: 361
Haitian: 22,598
Jamaican: 53,347 (Big Up, Jamaica!)
Trinidadian: 6,585 (Trini Posseeeee!)
USVI: 1,261
West Indian: 11,547
Other WI: 155
Direct pipelines from NYC and Miami. Not too surprising.
Is it no longer the case that Philly has the second largest Jamaican population in the country?
Is it no longer the case that Philly has the second largest Jamaican population in the country?
That might be true for the city limits. But Atlanta has roared past all of these places at the metro level. Atlanta is becoming an extension of NYC anyway (for black people at least). So once one Jamaican goes down there (or up there) and spreads the word that its streets are flowing with rum and ginger beer, the others follow. That's why the West Indian population has nearly doubled there in less than a decade. It's a hot destination for New Yorkers, Floridians and people coming directly from the Rock.
By way of experience, I remember when Atlanta Carnival used to suck. I mean, pretty much everything about it was a joke. Then it got better one year. And the crowds got larger the next year. And then people started talking about it. The next thing you know, they have a legitimate carnival scene. They need to map out a better route for the road march, but Jouvert gets two thumbs up from me. Jouvert really makes or breaks carnival for me anyway. And anytime you have Caesar's Army running your Jouvert...whoa! That's all I can say. That's Trinidad/Miami/NYC level right there.
Seems very right to me. I keep telling people I know someone who moves to Atlanta every other week. The Census data is consistent with my observations.
Total West Indian: 104,834
Bahamian: 2,457
Barbadian: 2,320 (Stand Up!)
Belizean: 206
Bermudan: 521
British West Indian: 2,976
Dutch West Indian: 361
Haitian: 22,598
Jamaican: 53,347 (Big Up, Jamaica!)
Trinidadian: 6,585 (Trini Posseeeee!)
USVI: 1,261
West Indian: 11,547
Other WI: 155
Direct pipelines from NYC and Miami. Not too surprising.
98,182. But since the black population in Boston so much smaller, it feels significantly more West Indian.
What? No breakdown?
At least give me the link to the site you got that other info from.
Based on the people and restaurants I know and see in my neighborhood, I'd guess that Haitians/Dominicans make up a good portion of Boston's West Indian populations, but I don't know where I'd look to test this theory.
Atlanta currently has the nation's third largest West Indian population (only behind NYC and Miami). It kind of snuck up out of nowhere. Within a 7-year period, its West Indian population surpassed those of Boston, Philly and DC (the last two by significant margins).
This can't be accurate. I know Atlanta has a descent and visible West Indian population, because they get an influx of transplants from Florida, and NYC/DC/Bos etc. But ATL's already 3rd? I wouldn't be surprised in the the least if ATL was in the top 5, but 3rd? Ahead of Boston?
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That doesn't seem right. Do you have the numbers? What are the biggest West Indian groups in Atlanta?
