D Magazine Story About Why Successful African-Americans Are Wary of Moving to Dallas (Atlanta: fit in, neighborhoods)

[TrueDat]

Interesting read as it hits on some of the issues African-American posters here raise when asking about living in Dallas:

D Magazine : Why Young Black Professionals Are Wary of Dallas

[cmw2133]

GREAT read.

[Dallaz]

The article was sad but true.

[RCtennis3811]

Interesting read. As an Asian-American, I always found it interesting why people find a need to live in an area with people of the same skin color. I had grown up making friends who associated with things I liked and things I liked to do rather than making friends because they were Asian. I don't mean to incite anything, but I feel like constantly looking for people of the same color to befriend or to find areas with people of the same color in order to feel comfortable seems sort of like reverse racism. That's just my $.02, however.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by RCtennis3811

Interesting read. As an Asian-American, I always found it interesting why people find a need to live in an area with people of the same skin color. I had grown up making friends who associated with things I liked and things I liked to do rather than making friends because they were Asian. I don't mean to incite anything, but I feel like constantly looking for people of the same color to befriend seems sort of like reverse racism. That's just my $.02, however.

I agree.
I grew up in an international atmosphere and I don't go around looking for people of my own race to hang out with. It never even occurs to me.

[TexasVines]

Originally Posted by RCtennis3811

Interesting read. As an Asian-American, I always found it interesting why people find a need to live in an area with people of the same skin color. I had grown up making friends who associated with things I liked and things I liked to do rather than making friends because they were Asian. I don't mean to incite anything, but I feel like constantly looking for people of the same color to befriend or to find areas with people of the same color in order to feel comfortable seems sort of like reverse racism. That's just my $.02, however.

I think we might be seeing one of the reasons that Asians are so successful in the USA while some other groups are not

[Shayne_]

Hmm. Not sure how exactly I feel about this article, being a young black successful person and all.

When I think about cities like Atlanta I can't help but to think about non-stop partying all day and night. Who would want to live in a city like that? All the young black "successful" people I know who has moved to Atlanta has moved back. SOCIALLY they didn't fit in.

All my young black friends who have moved to Dallas are happy as can be and swear its the best move they ever made, even the ones who did goto Atlanta for that brief moment. I can't help but to feel like Atlanta is Disney world, you visit there, you don't live there. This article honestly didn't change my views on moving lol, and I move tomorrow.

[TrueDat]

Regarding the "reasons that Asians are so successful in the USA while some other groups are not," maybe that's the case, but there are posts on here all the time from Asians (and others) who are looking for neighborhoods with other (pick your group) Indians, Jewish people, areas where they can find their places of worship, markets that cater to their tastes, whatever. It's not just African-Americans who do it.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by TrueDat

Regarding the "reasons that Asians are so successful in the USA while some other groups are not," maybe that's the case, but there are posts on here all the time from Asians (and others) who are looking for neighborhoods with other (pick your group) Indians, Jewish people, areas where they can find their places of worship, markets that cater to their tastes, whatever. It's not just African-Americans who do it.

I keep hearing about this, but as an asian person, I find it odd that I don't know anyone who actually does this that isn't FOB.

[nakold23]

Excellent article