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Among others...Something to keep in mind is that Syracuse's black percentage from 1980-2010 doubled from 15.5% to 31.1%(black alone and in combination non-Hispanic). So, this is a city that has seen its black population grow: https://s4.ad.brown.edu/projects/div...cityid=3673000 and in turn, political/leadership representation has grown.
As for the Say Yes to Education Program, which is the bolded information and could apply to anyone, Buffalo also has this scholarship program citywide. https://sayyestoeducation.org/where-we-work/
So, if you go with the city of Buffalo, you have plenty of non private options and all would allow you to qualify for the scholarship program. Some that go private may go with city schools such as Canisius(all male, good Football program), Bishop Timon-St. Jude in South Buffalo, The Nichols School, Nardin(girls), Mount Mercy(girls), Academy of the Sacred Heart(girls) or if they go outside of the city schools such as The Park School(very good Boys Basketball program), Cardinal O'Hara in Tonawanda(very good Girls Basketball program), St. Joe's in Kenmore(boys, good Football program), St. Francis(boys, also known for Football program) and St. Mary's in Lancaster.
As for the city in relation to the thread, I'd say that North Buffalo, Elmwood Village, Parkside, Central Park(neighborhood), the NE corner of the city(parts of University/University Heights, Kensington Heights), Linwood and parts of the Allentown and Hamlin Park neighborhoods would have a presence of such families. Hamlin Park is actually a historically designated neighborhood with a long history of having a black middle class, with some streets retaining that character better than others: https://buffaloah.com/h/hamln/hamlin.html
Nearby Parkside across Main Street is another historic style neighborhood with a long time and visible black middle class due to the neighbors standing firm in staying the neighborhood versus leaving: https://parksidebuffalo.org/index.php
The eastern half of these middle class census tracts cover much of the neighborhood(in between Delaware and Main) and it is also very close to Elmwood Village: https://censusreporter.org/profiles/...t-169-erie-ny/
Keep in mind that this is a city with around 100,000 black residents, give or take/who you include(about 36-40% of the city) and quite a bit of black people in leadership positions(mayor, police chief, school superintendent, city council president(also a prominent pastor in the city), a deputy fire commissioner, President of Buffalo State College(about 33% of students are black), etc.
Once things open up, you are less than 100 miles from Downtown Toronto and for the family, there's Niagara Falls, Darien Lake amusement park, historical sites, etc.
If you want suburbs, Eggertsville in Amherst(Amherst Central SD, very good schools), Cleveland Hill in Cheektowaga(Cleveland Hill SD, solid schools), the Sweet Home SD in Amherst(solid/good schools), Cheektowaga Central SD(solid schools) and Maryvale SD in Cheektowaga(solid schools) are suburbs with higher black populations that others. Williamsville SD is arguably the area's top SD and has historically been another suburban SD where some athletes/coaches/professionals have lived, with the zones for South and North Highs having more of a presence. Some go with the Kenmore-Tonawanda SD, with Kenmore West having more of a presence historically; Cheektowaga-Sloan and West Seneca Schools as well. Lackawanna is a steel town that has had a long time and quite visible black population that is largely concentrated on its west side(known for having some very good Football teams at times). Ironically, a lot of the Bills players live near the stadium/facility in the Southtowns(Orchard Park and Hamburg) south of the city, while most of these listed suburbs are North/NE/East of the city.
In terms of some suburban school districts listed above, Amherst Central(probably the best mix between highly regarded and diverse schools with a substantial black student population, with parts having close proximity to the Metro Rail line via the University station): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...64,14&qdm=true
So, those may be a couple of places to look into if you make the move to the Albany area or for others that maybe wondering/interested.
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Just to touch on the 5 bolded cities/areas or some of the best bets out of them, I already mentioned a couple of parts of the Albany area, but I'd say that Syracuse's outer East Side(particularly the Salt Springs neighborhood, a working/middle class predominantly black neighborhood: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0507...8192?entry=ttu , https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0477...8192?entry=ttu (Le Moyne College, a Catholic new to Division 1 is across the street).
There are other areas in each of those cities, as well as Albany where there is a black middle class presence in more diverse neighborhoods. Out of those cities, the only one that I know of where there is a 6 figure black family income is on Syracuse's outer East Side in the east part of the Salt Springs neighborhood and into the Meadowbrook neighborhood to the south, which is about 20%.
In the Binghamton area, I'd say there are some on the city's East, West(south of Main) and SW Sides; with some in West Endicott and in Johnson City south of Floral & north of Route 17.
Also, some suburban school districts in each of these areas like Amherst Central(Amherst), Sweet Home(Amherst), Cleveland Hill(Cheektowaga), Cheektowaga Central(Cheektowaga) and Maryvale(Cheektowaga) in the Buffalo area; Greece Central, Gates-Chili, Rush-Henrietta, Churchville-Chili, Wheatland-Chili, East Irondequoit and West Irondequoit in the Rochester area; Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool(covers portions of Clay and Salina), Onondaga Central and North Syracuse(covers part of Salina, Clay and Cicero) in the Syracuse area and Union-Endicott and Johnson City in the Binghamton area are some with a black middle class presence in parts or in general. This is among some others.
I wonder if Pipkins is still around, as he could give a more detailed breakdown for the Pittsburgh area.
Much has changed in Boston since the NAACP last held its national convention in the city, in 1982. Back then, the city had a population that was majority white, a City Council with Bruce Bolling as its only member of color and a mayor whose last name matched his race, Kevin White.
Less than a decade after the public schools were desegregated, the city was still racially polarized and tense, so much so that certain white neighborhoods were no-go zones for Black people, even in daylight.
In the intervening 41 years, the population has become majority minority, most council members are people of color and the mayor, Michelle Wu, is of Chinese descent. The school desegregation order has been lifted and, though residential segregation still largely prevails, people of all races enjoy freedom of movement across the city’s neighborhoods.
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NAACP members old enough to have attended the last convention in Boston will encounter a changed city.
In 1982, some delegates made forays — with police escorts — into neighborhoods where then it was dangerous to be Black because of the threat, even likelihood, of being subjected to racial violence.
A busload of delegates toured the Bunker Hill Monument, where young Black visitors had been attacked not long before. The Charlestown Board of Trade extended the invitation, which the Boston branch accepted. “The NAACP is not afraid to go anywhere,†Feaster, then 32, told reporters.
One delegate aboard the bus sounded astonished that no Black people lived in Charlestown then. (Actually, one family did.) Another wondered aloud why the delegates needed a police escort.
The bold visit went off without incident. But it did not make the historic sites safely accessible to Black visitors in the immediate aftermath.
Other delegates toured the Paul Revere House in the North End, a neighborhood where a Black visitor then risked being assaulted for seeking out an Italian meal.
Over the past few decades, Charlestown and the North End, along with South Boston and parts of Dorchester, have ceased being racially inhospitable.
Richard Taylor, a serial entrepreneur who helped plan the 1982 convention, said another evolution should be noticeable.
“We are much more part of the economy,†Taylor said, referring to Black residents. Despite that, “we’re still wrestling with income inequality. We’re still wrestling with the wealth gap and getting Black and brown people into the life sciences, which is the city’s major industry.â€
As signs of economic progress, Taylor pointed to his and other Black investors’ role in the Omni Boston Hotel near the convention center and the new Grace by Nia restaurant nearby as a classy, convenient spot where locals could take out-of-town delegates to dinner.
“We didn’t have a place to take anybody then, but now we do,†he said, perhaps overlooking Satch’s restaurant in the Back Bay, now closed.
More broadly, Sullivan sees the convention as an opportunity to “reintroduce Boston to the Black community across the country.â€
The other NAACP conventions in Boston were held in 1911 at the Park Street Church downtown, in 1950 at Union United Methodist Church in the South End, in 1967 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Back Bay and in 1982 at Hynes Auditorium.
The 1911 convention was the NAACP’s second. The 1950 one was the last held in a church. In 1967, Edward Brooke, the former U.S. senator from Massachusetts, received the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP’s highest honor. The 1982 meeting was shifted from San Francisco to Boston after an impassioned plea from Thomas Atkins, a leader of the Boston branch, at the 1977 convention in St. Louis, the last for Roy Wilkins as the NAACP’s executive director.
I'm not sure why the OP excluded Baltimore. It offers more affordable housing options compared to most of the options and has the richest black culture.
A 2BD 2BA in Upper Fells Point is $1800. The only knockoff I can think of would be the housing discrimination and lowkey racism you might encounter if you were trying to live in the L since that's where all the swanky rentals would be.
In terms of some suburban school districts listed above, Amherst Central(probably the best mix between highly regarded and diverse schools with a substantial black student population, with parts having close proximity to the Metro Rail line via the University station): https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...64,14&qdm=true
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