Criteria to be considered "Black Mecca" (compared, population, Atlanta)
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Free was easy on the eyes. If I was flipping channels, I'd at least watch 106 & Park until they went to the video or commercial break.
After the Viacom takeover, BET cut back its news programming, dropped Teen Summit, introduced BET Uncut and ramped up the ignorance even more with College Hill. A lot of people were done with BET even before the Viacom takeover but it became nearly impossible for any self-respecting Black person to admit they watched BET after 2001 or so.
Yeah. Don't forget "Cita" who was one of the most offensive things BET ever aired.
Rosedale Park/North Rosedale Park are pretty good, considering the COL of the area and median incomes at the state, city, metro and national levels: Census Tract 543000 in Wayne County, Michigan
From what I saw, Hyde Park had 2 predominately Black census tracts, with one that is above the national figure and around the state figure for median HH income and the other was below the national figure, let alone the state and metro figures: Census Tract 836300 in Cook County, Illinois
However, from what I saw, there are a few census tracts in the Beverly(Hills)/Morgan Park area on the Southwest Side of Chicago that have median HH incomes above pretty much every major level: Census Tract 720700 in Cook County, Illinois
Didn't find any predominately Black census tracts with a median HH income above the state figure in Boston, but some census block groups fit that were in lower middle class census tracts that were predominately Black.
That isn't the flip side of anything. That's one woman's opinion based off of her own isolated experience.
There are more blacks moving from Georgia to Texas than there are those going in the opposite direction.
lol....FYI, people here don't dream about moving to TX. They move there because TX has more jobs and the COL is the same and that's it.
Thing is most people who live in Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston will move to these southern cities because these are the only large cities that are mostly cheap in the south. The average black person isn't really trying to leave the south long term wise so people will bounce around these cities. People in say Atlanta would consider those other cities because the COL is generally the same but lets not act like they are moving to those cities because those cities are better for blacks. The average middle class family from here generally speaking isn't trying to move to DC-NY. They damn sure don't want to move to the Midwest and California. Maybe LA but generally they rule out LA because of the COL. The only place left is Charlotte, Dallas and Houston. Charlotte is just 3 hours away so even though both cities are different to get a completely different surroundings they will go to TX. The same as with someone living in TX for their entire life. If you grew up in say Dallas the average black person option is to go to LA, stay in TX or go to Atlanta, generally speaking. They might try California for a few years but generally they are going to leave because of the COL so the only other option is Atlanta or Charlotte. Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Charlotte are similar to LA, San Fran, Portland and Seattle, or NYC, Philly, Bmore and DC meaning people want to move but they want to stay within their region and these are the options they have for their region.
Atlanta offers more than probably all 3 cities combined. People move all the time. Lets not act like people are moving to TX because its better. The only reason why someone in GA will consider TX is because they have ruled out Charlotte and TX is the only option left. The same as with people in TX. If a TX native from Dallas or Houston wants to leave TX the only option they have is Atlanta if they want to stay in a city that's about the same size as they are used to and has the same COL
How awful is she? it’s like BET took EVERY SINGLE bad stereotype about Black women, exaggerated it by 15 levels and created this character to spite us all.
“MISS CITA, BABBAYYY!!!” She then threatens to smack anyone who is just tuning in, and she spends the whole time doing the “Shoop” hip swerve back and forth. As if she can’t TRULY make a point without using her hips as some sort of exclamation point.
Cita is like what white folks would think Black women are like if they’ve NEVER encountered any Black women EVER. And the fact that two Black men came up with her is just a mess. Also, she was truly the beginning of BET’s descent into Den of Iniquity status.
Has anyone mentioned Ladera Heights and Baldwin Hills California as Black Meecas yet?? I believe they have high incomes and high home ownership rates there.
Yes, they mentioned in regards to the census tract/median household income criteria in regards to Los Angeles earlier in the thread.
lol....FYI, people here don't dream about moving to TX. They move there because TX has more jobs and the COL is the same and that's it.
Thing is most people who live in Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston will move to these southern cities because these are the only large cities that are mostly cheap in the south. The average black person isn't really trying to leave the south long term wise so people will bounce around these cities. People in say Atlanta would consider those other cities because the COL is generally the same but lets not act like they are moving to those cities because those cities are better for blacks. The average middle class family from here generally speaking isn't trying to move to DC-NY. They damn sure don't want to move to the Midwest and California. Maybe LA but generally they rule out LA because of the COL. The only place left is Charlotte, Dallas and Houston. Charlotte is just 3 hours away so even though both cities are different to get a completely different surroundings they will go to TX. The same as with someone living in TX for their entire life. If you grew up in say Dallas the average black person option is to go to LA, stay in TX or go to Atlanta, generally speaking. They might try California for a few years but generally they are going to leave because of the COL so the only other option is Atlanta or Charlotte. Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Charlotte are similar to LA, San Fran, Portland and Seattle, or NYC, Philly, Bmore and DC meaning people want to move but they want to stay within their region and these are the options they have for their region.
Atlanta offers more than probably all 3 cities combined. People move all the time. Lets not act like people are moving to TX because its better. The only reason why someone in GA will consider TX is because they have ruled out Charlotte and TX is the only option left. The same as with people in TX. If a TX native from Dallas or Houston wants to leave TX the only option they have is Atlanta if they want to stay in a city that's about the same size as they are used to and has the same COL
Man, what are you talking about? Oh my God!
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