Which Northeast city would be best for a black middle class family? (live, state)
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First, thank you for introducing me to the state Education Department's "FutureReadyPA" website. It displays relevant data on school performance in a clear and understandable fashion, and you can then drill down to get a breakdown by racial/ethnic/socioeconomic/immigrant status.
Second, I found the notably lower percentage of Blacks enrolled in academically rigorous courses at Central a little disturbing. This seems to me to play into the rather common practice of placing Black students in courses less challenging than they can handle out of some belief that they are not intellectually up to the task. The percentage of Black students enrolled in such courses at Masterman is too small for the Commonwealth to report it, but there is an Instagram account called "Black at Masterman" that is a safe space for Black students there to report racist behavior and assumptions on the part of the faculty and other non-Black students there.
Third, you might note that 0.9 percent of Central students are enrolled in college courses. This brings up an unusual distinction for the school: Central High School is AFAIK the only public high school in the country that has the authority to confer bachelor's degrees on graduates. To get a baccalaureate degree from Central, you essentially have to take collegiate-level courses on top of your high-school ones for the last two years that you are there.
Yes, I again was surprised by Central's percentage. I thought it was going to be a bit higher than that.
As for Masterman, that is a shame, as it looks like these incidents have been going on for decades and still occur.
More of the black men seem to participate further south in the city, in District 4. 5 men and 2 women are running in that district. Ethnicities are Cape Verdean, 3 Black Americans (one from Brooklyn), Jamaican (from New Rochelle), Somalian, Jamaican/Bajan. Leon Rivera is a Dominican running for the seat as well.
Of the 14 black candidates running for seats in the 2 predominately black ward seats. 6 are black American, 3 are Cape Verdean, 1 is Dominican, 1 is Somalian, 1 has Bajan ancestry, 2 have Jamaican ancestry. Both seats are being vacated by Black Americans (running for mayor) and were held by Black Americans before them. The other plurality black ward is held by a Puerto Rican man in Hyde Park.
Of the 11 black candidates running for city councilor at large 5 are African American (one is half-Irish), 2 are Cape Verdean, 2 are Haitian, 1 is Somalian, 1 is Dominican, 1 is Black Anglo-Honduran.
Of the 3 running for mayor, 2 are African American one is Cape Verdean
Overall notable Black candidates this year: 11 city council at-large, 7 in districts 4, 5 in district 7, 2 in district 6, 3 for mayor.
I added 5 more of the fringe candidates... 33 total black candidates running for mayor or city council of which 14 are African American, 7 are Cape Verdean, 4 are Dominican, 2 are Somalian, 2 are Black Honduran, 2 are Jamaican, 2 are Haitian, 1 is Bajan, 1 is Nigerian. (some overlap between Jamaican and Bajan)
More of the black men seem to participate further south in the city, in District 4. 5 men and 2 women are running in that district. Ethnicities are Cape Verdean, 3 Black Americans (one from Brooklyn), Jamaican (from New Rochelle), Somalian, Jamaican/Bajan. Leon Rivera is a Dominican running for the seat as well.
Of the 14 black candidates running for seats in the 2 predominately black ward seats. 6 are black American, 3 are Cape Verdean, 1 is Dominican, 1 is Somalian, 1 has Bajan ancestry, 2 have Jamaican ancestry. Both seats are being vacated by Black Americans (running for mayor) and were held by Black Americans before them. The other plurality black ward is held by a Puerto Rican man in Hyde Park.
Of the 11 black candidates running for city councilor at large 5 are African American (one is half-Irish), 2 are Cape Verdean, 2 are Haitian, 1 is Somalian, 1 is Dominican, 1 is Black Anglo-Honduran.
Of the 3 running for mayor, 2 are African American one is Cape Verdean
Overall notable Black candidates this year: 11 city council at-large, 7 in districts 4, 5 in district 7, 2 in district 6, 3 for mayor.
I added 5 more of the fringe candidates... 33 total black candidates running for mayor or city council of which 14 are African American, 7 are Cape Verdean, 4 are Dominican, 2 are Somalian, 2 are Black Honduran, 2 are Jamaican, 2 are Haitian, 1 is Bajan, 1 is Nigerian. (some overlap between Jamaican and Bajan)
And to be fair many of the people I'm assuming are Black Americans could possibly have family from Grenada, USVI Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, Trinidad etc. It's very likely that at least 1 or 2 do. Our Mayor-who I put as African American- has a great grandmother from Guyana. The vast majority of her paternal lineage are African Americans who escaped to Nova Scotia before coming to Boston in the late 1800s.
And to be fair many of the people I'm assuming are Black Americans could possibly have family from Grenada, USVI Montserrat, St Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Dominica, Trinidad etc. It's very likely that at least 1 or 2 do. Our Mayor-who I put as African American- has a great grandmother from Guyana. The vast majority of her paternal lineage are African Americans who escaped to Nova Scotia before coming to Boston in the late 1800s.
There has been a connection that goes back between African Americans that went to the Canadian Maritimes, including Prince Edward island and New Brunswick, that came back to the US to Boston and other parts of New England/the Northeast.
There has been a connection that goes back between African Americans that went to the Canadian Maritimes, including Prince Edward island and New Brunswick, that came back to the US to Boston and other parts of New England/the Northeast.
I think Saddler is of Bajan descent, as Boston does have a long time Bajan community as well. I only mention this, as he was the uncle of this DJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash
On a similar, but side note, for the Boxing heads out there, the International Boxing Hall of Fame is actually in Canastota NY about 25 minutes east of Syracuse.
I think Saddler is of Bajan descent, as Boston does have a long time Bajan community as well. I only mention this, as he was the uncle of this DJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash
On a similar, but side note, for the Boxing heads out there, the International Boxing Hall of Fame is actually in Canastota NY about 25 minutes east of Syracuse.
"Daniel’s father, Daniel H. Janey (ca. 1853-1911), was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He emigrated to Massachusetts in 1887, although his elder brother Benjamin H. Janey (ca. 1834-1908) was in Boston by 1870, when he was living with his uncle James F. Johnston (1832-1877), who had settled in Boston by the time of his 1856 marriage. Thus Kim Janey has had family in the city of Boston for six generations.
Daniel and Benjamin Janey’s parents – Esau and Lottie (Johnston) Janey [great-great-great grandparents of the future acting mayor] – never went to Massachusetts and remained in Nova Scotia. Lottie was born in Nova Scotia and her parents Daniel and Hannah were both born in Virginia. Esau Janey is identified by the 1871 census in Preston, Nova Scotia, as also being born in the United States (exactly where I have not yet determined), aged 66 and widowed. I also found Esau Janey in earlier almanacs of Halifax in 1851, 1852, and 1853, where he is involved in both the African Union Society (President 1851-52 and on the governing committee in 1853), and the African Abolition Society (serving on a committee in 1853):"
That's deep What's crazy is her daughter and granddaughter both live in the City of Boston. Thus they are officially 8 generations in Boston, 48 square miles.
Out of 5 Candidates including two other black candidates-Kim Janey has 46% of likely black voters at the moment. Her problem is she only has 11% of the white vote.. half that of Andrea Campbell(21%) or Annissa Essaibi George(22%) and less than 30% that of Michelle Wu (39%).
There has been a connection that goes back between African Americans that went to the Canadian Maritimes, including Prince Edward island and New Brunswick, that came back to the US to Boston and other parts of New England/the Northeast.
Also not surprising she's descended from family in VA and NC-just like me.
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