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Old 07-27-2008, 04:56 PM
 
Location: North carolina
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I just want to know if there are Any African Americans in Alaska?

When I visit will i be the only one?
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Old 07-27-2008, 07:50 PM
 
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haha,

I thought this thread was going to be about Alcoholics Anonymous.

Anchorage is about 5% black and it goes down considerably once outside of the city.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:12 PM
 
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I think Juneau has a small but noticeable population too. A lot of the Anchorage population is military related with an Army base and an Air Force Base being there too. Fairbanks is another city that is smaller, but has a decent Black community due to the Army and Air Bases there as well. Actually, at one time, Fairbanks had a Black mayor. Check this out:James C. Hayes: Alaska's first black mayor - mayor of Fairbanks | Ebony | Find Articles at BNET

James C. Hayes: Biography and Much More from Answers.com

Fairbanks, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anchorage, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:16 PM
 
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I just want to know if there are Any African Americans in Alaska?

When I visit will i be the only one?
Unless things have changed a lot since I left, there are quite a few, both in the town where I lived and in Anchorage. Most but not all were retired military who decided to stay - not so much overt prejudice as in other parts of the Lower 48. Others just came, liked it, and stayed for whatever reasons.
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Old 07-27-2008, 11:53 PM
 
Location: Naptowne, Alaska
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We even have AA's in Sterling! Good folks all around.
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:01 AM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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There a few good ones out here in the Bethel area, too. And kids that want to be like rappers, kids these days. I don't get them.
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:36 AM
 
Location: Naptowne, Alaska
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Candy Bar Wrappers?
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Old 07-28-2008, 12:59 AM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Yep yep....
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Old 07-28-2008, 01:07 AM
 
Location: Cosmic Consciousness
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Weed wrappers?
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Old 07-28-2008, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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I've seen about 8 or 9 AA's in Ketchikan. Maybe a few more over at the canneries but they come and go often.
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