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i know atl has more blacks but the city of boston isn't white its multi-cultural but their are most blacks in the inner city of boston compare to other minorities.....dont sleep on boston as being a white city not true.....plus alot of blacks famous people in atlanta got their education from boston universities rev. martin luther king went to boston university were he was dating a white woman but he knew that white woman couldn't come back to the south with him...so he met corretta scott king at B.U. .... malcolm x grew up here in boston his house got burn down but restored, min luis farrakhan birth house is down the street from me......their is alot of black history here in boston during slavery boston was the place the blacks were free slave cripice attucks died here as a free slave he fought in the civil war between the north and south......the railroad was built by black men from washington dc to boston, we have the freedom trail alot of history here in boston plus we are bigger than the state of georgia in population wise....our school are unmatch unemployment here is down 7% compare to atlanta our transit goes to different parts of the city and surrounding areas plus we have a commuter rail were people from maine, vermont, rhode island new hampshire come in to work in boston we are a traditional/ comtemparary look city with old and new charm we are the spirit of america we have the largest underground highway called the big dig in the nation with 4-5 connections plus our 4 surrounding counties we have alot more counties around the state.....we have the west indian festival, pourto rican festival, dominican festival, cape verdian festival, we have black picnic, june day, kite festival, chinese new year, st patty parade, italian festival we have a black governor that was elected twice we are the last major city on the eastern coast and we are growing boston has change with the times now we are going to be bulding three casino resorts in the boston area, western mass and southern mass we are prospering thanx to our democratic control house and senate by very large numbers we are a liberal state.... its a honor as a black man to be from boston with the kind of history we have.......atlanta i heard was kewl to visit but not to live because of how spread out it is we dont have to drive here in boston every area in boston their are buses to take you to the trains we can walk boston is were it at....
to me, it seems as if large american cities, w/ or w/out their metro areas, have problems, real or perceived, regardless of the area of the country in which it is located. i just don't know that any of the cities are looking for areas of commonality for bonding. whomever has the majority, regardless of the part of the country where the city is located, seems to be the group that is likely to abuse its power, either through its elected politicians, civic organizations, government representatives, school systems or school boards, etc. personally, i see a considerable difference in the blacks in boston and the surrounding areas than those in atlanta, regardless of the area of the metro area, w/ the exception of henry county, which seems to be a bit more lacking in solid upper middle class families. too, although those who want to simply say that it is entertainment, i don't think that the black house wives of atlanta has done any good for the perception of a black upper middle class or the phrased that was coined two or so years ago, which was a spin off of the white word for yuppies; however, i just can't remember it.
i really am surprised that respectable blacks in that community hasn't stood up and asked the women on that show to hold back speaking for all or most blacks in their community. the homosexual man, who anchors that late show, which usually gives a run down of what is happening on the show, talks and gives counsel to the women and their over generalizations, yet is one of the major offenders of making blanket generalizations or using stereotypes. nevertheless, my money would be on the truly successful and comfortably well off or wealthy blacks, and their desire to distance themselves from a group of women such as these.
it isn't just the topics they discuss, but the private nature of so many of the topics. that older woman and her mother at the stripper party, the older daughter talking about sugar in her private parts, that older woman discussing her chilld support more viewers to hear, after she has made such a big issue about being a socialite, wealthy, being put out of her house, and that mess of a fashion show. i was told that one of the women had a fund raiser for inner city black girls, which i think brought in about $7000.00. supposedly, these people at the fundraiser were atlanta's cream of the crop. i thought it was shabby to accept an invitation to an affair such as this one, then to be so ignorant as not to purchase something or make an anonymous donation.
the comment made by "ben around" i thought was certainly right on the money, and quickly becoming a thing of the past. it seems this show, and those who are characters on it, love to explode, draw attention to themselves any way possible, loud, profane, and just the very type of individual most of us wish to avoid, regardless of race, creed, or religion. i think that "40 something" blonde headed, wig wearing, nipple bearing, hip swinging, butt bundling, and caked face-painted, cross-eyed looking, cigarette smoking, and wine drinking, broke down, trashy acting female. i think she is fixated and obsessed about sexual body parts. a grown woman who doesn't know the simple procedure of the common practice of circumcision---she is supposedly an lpn. it wouldn't surprise me if she weren't an old drag queen, most likely looking for a part in "priscilla, queen of the desert." maybe they'll open up the old sweet gum head and make her and that girl w/ the tammy faye baker voice headliners. then they can get that big man-shaped he/she person to do some pole dancing, if they can get a heavy duty light pole. it is a messed up bunch.
The biggest differences are in walkability and density. I will try my best to find the best streetviews of Atlanta possible but I do not know the city very well so if somebody knows better ones please post them.
Boston Downtown: https://www.google.com/maps?q=boston...,196.78,,0,2.5
The stereotype that Boston is a "White" city is a misnomer. White's are actually in the minority in the city. There's a significant Latin American and Black population there.
The stereotype that Boston is a "White" city is a misnomer. White's are actually in the minority in the city. There's a significant Latin American and Black population there.
Well actually Atlanta is bigger if you count the suburbs. Boston just seems bigger because it's way denser than Atlanta. Although agree that yeah Atlanta's main growth started after the invention of the automobile while Boston developed before its invention.
CMSA Areas Boston has 2,000,000 (why stop at MSA?) FINANCIALLY Boston is several levels above Atlanta as far as rankings globally and financially.
They are two different types of urban areas. Boston is urban....Atlanta is suburban in its lay out. They are each culturally significant in their own way.
CMSA Areas Boston has 2,000,000 (why stop at MSA?) FINANCIALLY Boston is several levels above Atlanta as far as rankings globally and financially.
They are two different types of urban areas. Boston is urban....Atlanta is suburban in its lay out. They are each culturally significant in their own way.
All those rankings and Atlanta still grows faster than Boston.So Atlanta may be behind Boston but it aint doing bad for itself not one bit.as it still competes with Boston
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