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^This....Hagerstown, select small towns/cities in the Eastern Shore and maybe Cumberland are the only other areas where there is at least some degree of a notable Black population outside of that area.
Understood, but my point hasn't been negated. None of the "Black Mecca" criteria states that there should be an even distribution of both population and affluence.
However, I will renege on my earlier claim of MD being closest to Black Mecca status, simply because Georgia is Blacker in both raw numbers and percentage; as well as the fact that it attracts more people from all over. These factors are just as if not more important than average income. Atlanta is still overrated, but, apparently, most of "us" like the place.
Hagerstown has a small Black population and you can forget Cumberland. Though pretty, but visiting that would have you believe there aren't any Black people in Maryland at all. Hagerstown is growing tho. Many from DC go out there. It's very cheap.
Yup and many from DC are even going into WV to places like Martinsburg, Charles Town, Ranson, Shepherdstown, etc. I believe that there is commuter rail out there that goes into DC as well. These communities, as well as Hagerstown are in the 10-20% Black range.
Understood, but my point hasn't been negated. None of the "Black Mecca" criteria states that there should be an even distribution of both population and affluence.
However, I will renege on my earlier claim of MD being closest to Black Mecca status, simply because Georgia is Blacker in both raw numbers and percentage; as well as the fact that it attracts more people from all over. These factors are just as if not more important than average income.
Like I mentioned earlier, I don't think there is a state that can claim "Mecca" status, as people move to a neighborhood or to neighborhoods in select areas. For me, it is less about an attack on an opinion, but more about where the neighborhoods we have been referring to are located in an area, state, etc.
Hagerstown has a small Black population and you can forget Cumberland. Though pretty, but visiting that would have you believe there aren't any Black people in Maryland at all. Hagerstown is growing tho. Many from DC go out there. It's very cheap.
Another Buffalo neighborhood I forgot to mention, where the Black middle class historically lived and to a degree still lives, as the current mayor lives there: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9213...7i13312!8i6656
More information about this highlighted neighborhood, where its outer neighborhoods are more middle class(south of Brooks Ave and around Genesee Park Boulevard) and may have a pretty strong college student presence: 19th Ward - Rochester Wiki
It is near the Wegmans corporate headquarters, the airport, the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of the nearby suburbs(Gates, Chili, Brighton, Henrietta) is where much of the Black middle class lives in the area.
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Understood, but my point hasn't been negated. None of the "Black Mecca" criteria states that there should be an even distribution of both population and affluence.
However, I will renege on my earlier claim of MD being closest to Black Mecca status, simply because Georgia is Blacker in both raw numbers and percentage; as well as the fact that it attracts more people from all over. These factors are just as if not more important than average income. Atlanta is still overrated, but, apparently, most of "us" like the place.
Just curious, but after looking at the first Hamlin Park article stating that it is a Historical neighborhood, what are some other Black neighborhoods/communities that have a historical designation or status?
True, as people live in a neighborhood, not a metro area, whole city, etc. So, perhaps focusing on neighborhoods/communities and maybe even school districts may be more realistic or reasonable.
Last edited by ckhthankgod; 12-20-2015 at 12:51 PM..
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