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New York is the answer to both. The size of New York’s black professional class is often underestimate it because the city is only around a quarter black. The city draws black professionals from all over the country, and also has relatively high rates of upward mobility.
For Blacks (by percentage) would definitely be DC followed by NY or Atlanta.
For Whites, you could say NY obviously, but Boston, Bay Area, DC and Seattle come to mind, as well as Chicago.
The bolded can be tricky in terms of areas that may not have a relatively Black population, but the percentage of professionals in relation to that population may be quite high. I believe that in the Black Mecca thread, BajanYankee provided some information that illustrated that and I believe that some Western metros and some select other metros in other regions were up there as well.
The bolded can be tricky in terms of areas that may not have a relatively Black population, but the percentage of professionals in relation to that population may be quite high. I believe that in the Black Mecca thread, BajanYankee provided some information that illustrated that and I believe that some Western metros and some select other metros in other regions were up there as well.
Yeah. I think most of the high-priced metros with relatively small populations (Denver, Seattle etc) tend to have a higher percentage of their black populations in the middle and upper-middle classes. Ditto for areas where the black population is largely military (San Antonio).
At this point just about all cities are best for white professionals. Whites make up a vast majority of professionals anyway and are usually the fastest growing professional group when a city gentrifies!
So I think NYC and places like The Bay win because of population numbers
I think it really depends on the industry as much as the size of the overall black or white population. Boston is far from a black mecca and doesn't have a great reputation on race in general. But, if you are in life sciences or asset management Boston is probably a better city than say Atl reguardless of race. If your in media/fashion NYC etc.
Obviously there are a lot of declining/stagnate cities that aren't great for professionals of any race. But the only major US city where being a generic white professional would be somewhat of a disadvantage would maybe be Miami if you didn't know some spanish.
I think it really depends on the industry as much as the size of the overall black or white population. Boston is far from a black mecca and doesn't have a great reputation on race in general. But, if you are in life sciences or asset management Boston is probably a better city than say Atl reguardless of race. If your in media/fashion NYC etc.
Obviously there are a lot of declining/stagnate cities that aren't great for professionals of any race. But the only major US city where being a generic white professional would be somewhat of a disadvantage would maybe be Miami if you didn't know some spanish.
I agree with this 100% opportunity is more realistic than race!
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