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I wouldn't really check those places out haha, they are boring as ****. Even though they might have the most blacks in LA county it is still a very small section of the population at large, ex: Rancho is only 9 percent black and San B. is 15 percent black(which is actually lower than it was in the 90s).
Those areas do not have the most blacks by percentage or number. Non of those places are even in LA County. Again, LA County has around 900,000 Blacks. Combined Inland Empire (San Bernardino-Riverside counties) is just under 400,000.
Ontario, Rancho Cucamunga, Rialo etc. are not bad places. They have amenities that some cities simply do not have and is more in line with mid-sized cities than larger ones.
Location: Augusta, GA ''The fastest rising city in the southeast''
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The next black mecca is Augusta..
1. Growing medium size metro with more new jobs than most cities its size
2. Less traffic compared to larger metros
3. Cheaper place to live compared to bigger MSA's
4. Solid black middle class
5. Lots of government jobs coming to the metro
1. Growing medium size metro with more new jobs than most cities its size
2. Less traffic compared to larger metros
3. Cheaper place to live compared to bigger MSA's
4. Solid black middle class
5. Lots of government jobs coming to the metro
Augusta is doing well but it's not on its way to becoming the next Black mecca, especially being in the same state as Atlanta.
1. Growing medium size metro with more new jobs than most cities its size
2. Less traffic compared to larger metros
3. Cheaper place to live compared to bigger MSA's
4. Solid black middle class
5. Lots of government jobs coming to the metro
I also don't see mecca status in Augusta's future. It can still take pride in being a more charming city than Atlanta, though.
I also don't see mecca status in Augusta's future. It can still take pride in being a more charming city than Atlanta, though.
More charming than Atlanta? Savannah, absolutely. Augusta? Ummmm...lol. I do dig Augusta's downtown but "charm" isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think of it, although I think its historic neighborhoods like Old Town are charming--as are Atlanta's.
More charming than Atlanta? Savannah, absolutely. Augusta? Ummmm...lol. I do dig Augusta's downtown but "charm" isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think of it, although I think its historic neighborhoods like Old Town are charming--as are Atlanta's.
You seemed to have contradicted yourself in our earlier exchange
How so? Refresh my memory.
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It's not like I expect you to speak well of Atlanta anyway.
Sure you can. I have on several occasions. What you cannot expect is for me to feel the same way about Atlanta that you do. It just ain't my cup of tea.
1. Growing medium size metro with more new jobs than most cities its size
2. Less traffic compared to larger metros
3. Cheaper place to live compared to bigger MSA's
4. Solid black middle class
5. Lots of government jobs coming to the metro
Augusta does have the military presence with Fort Gordon, the multiple urban radio stations, an HBCU in Paine College and is growing, but I don't know about calling it the next "Black Mecca".
Sure you can. I have on several occasions. What you cannot expect is for me to feel the same way about Atlanta that you do. It just ain't my cup of tea.
That much is obvious but you "speak well" of it with caveats and your compliments are always backhanded.
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