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I know, but it apparently is official now....So, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Baltimore and Newark may be the only cities with at least 250,000 people that are predominately Black by 2020.
I guess. I don't see why the 2014 Census estimates would be any more official than the 2011 Census estimates. And it doesn't get any more "official" than the New York Times reporting it as far as news sources are concerned.
But yeah, there won't be many large, majority Black cities by 2020.
I guess. I don't see why the 2014 Census estimates would be any more official than the 2011 Census estimates. And it doesn't get any more "official" than the New York Times reporting it as far as news sources are concerned.
But yeah, there won't be many large, majority Black cities by 2020.
True, but estimates have also been proven to be wrong, as some were before the 2010 Census.
You may have some cities where the Black population/percentage actually grows, but I don't know if they would be predominately Black. Close or pluralistically so, but not predominately Black. Cincinnati, Rochester NY, Milwaukee and perhaps Philadelphia come to mind.
LOL, right. Anyone who claims Ben Carson is the best presidential candidate running right now, I personally question their standards all across the board.
Haha if only if only. I feel like LA= Cassie(with her shaved head) would be a better comparison. To bring it up though LA is so diverse that I feel like there is not one black culture here. Long beach is different than the wood which is different than south central which is different than Baldwin hills, Ect. On top of that for being s city that really doesn't have that large of a black presence(not even 12 percent) we sure do have a lot
Of black folk that are well to do/in respected positions out here. Most ppl are shocked when they find out how low of a percentage of LA is black because of the huge impact that black Los Angeles culture has had
On the us at large
SoCal is my fav region in the country. I wish there was a larger blk presence there. Im sure the ones there are doing pretty good for themselves, if they weren't, they'd move to another state or stay in the struggle. LA's black population has declined a lot over the past decades. And mark my words, u can debate it if u want, but the more liberal a place becomes, the more expensive it will be, forcing blacks to move somewhere else.
Cassie is from NY tho. Jhene is from LA (Ladera Heights). Tinashe and Kurruche are from Ladera too if anybody wants to keep score lol.
Damn idk why I totally get an LA vibe from her for some reason. I thought Tinashe was from Kentucky? Haha but any who it just proves the point, LA stays having a huge impact on black american culture for the lack of black folk here(compared to other major cities).
Also I found this thread to be interesting that I deiced to Wiki the subject matter. There criteria was:
"A black mecca, in the United States, is a city to which African Americans, particularly professionals,[1] are drawn to live, due to some or all of the following factors:
superior economic opportunities for blacks, often as assessed by the presence of a large black upper-middle and upper class
black political power in a city
leading black educational institutions in a city
a city's leading role in black arts, music, and other culture
harmonious black-white race relations in a city"
I know wiki is not the most reliable source but according to Wiki Atlanta is the clear winner, then they place NYC/Harlem(for history reasons) and Washington DC next. These three cities were the only cities that had whole paragraphs. The next cities that they listed as black mecca's in order were Dallas, Birmingham, Detroit, St. Louis, Memphis, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles and New Orleans, Baltimore and Chicago. Again IDK how valid this is(lol at St. Louis and Memphis) but found it interesting.
SoCal is my fav region in the country. I wish there was a larger blk presence there. Im sure the ones there are doing pretty good for themselves, if they weren't, they'd move to another state or stay in the struggle. LA's black population has declined a lot over the past decades. And mark my words, u can debate it if u want, but the more liberal a place becomes, the more expensive it will be, forcing blacks to move somewhere else.
A lot of them that stay move to the Inland Empire region of Southern CA. So, places like Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, Fontana, San Bernardino, Ontario, Riverside, etc., have seen an increase in their Black pipulation in recent years.
Also I found this thread to be interesting that I deiced to Wiki the subject matter. There criteria was:
"A black mecca, in the United States, is a city to which African Americans, particularly professionals,[1] are drawn to live, due to some or all of the following factors:
superior economic opportunities for blacks, often as assessed by the presence of a large black upper-middle and upper class
black political power in a city
leading black educational institutions in a city
a city's leading role in black arts, music, and other culture
harmonious black-white race relations in a city"
I know wiki is not the most reliable source but according to Wiki Atlanta is the clear winner, then they place NYC/Harlem(for history reasons) and Washington DC next. These three cities were the only cities that had whole paragraphs. The next cities that they listed as black mecca's in order were Dallas, Birmingham, Detroit, St. Louis, Memphis, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles and New Orleans, Baltimore and Chicago. Again IDK how valid this is(lol at St. Louis and Memphis) but found it interesting.
St. Louis and Memphis meets some of the criteria, but would be further down the line.
As mentioned previously an area like Columbia SC fits much of the criteria and is still a sleeper. I believe Mutiny77 mentioned that it had or has one of the fastest growing populations of "educated"/degreed Black folks in the country.
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A lot of them that stay move to the Inland Empire region of Southern CA. So, places like Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, Fontana, San Bernardino, Ontario, Riverside, etc., have seen an increase in their Black pipulation in recent years.
Oh. Ok. Ill hv to check it out nxt time im there. I remember deydey and his pops moved to rancho cucamonga when his cousin craig visited
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