Is the Triangle (Raleigh/Durham) more similar to Charlotte or Richmond? (largest, compare)
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I don't know who these folks are, though I've heard Maggie Walker by name. Didn't know she was black or what her story was.
Nothing wrong with that. I appreciate the contributions of everyone.
She has an entire museum in the city. Wilder was literally the first African American Governor in the US and Governor of a state that you say you lived in for 23 years. You just don't seem to know almost anything about the actual city of Richmond and the more you post the more obvious it becomes. Like you spoke about Richmond's lack of black culture with so much confidence but you admittedly don't have any knowledge on the subject. Its just hard for me to understand, I guess.
She has an entire museum in the city. Wilder was literally the first African American Governor in the US and Governor of a state that you say you lived in during his term. You just don't seem to know almost anything about the actual city of Richmond and the more you post the more obvious it becomes. Like you spoke about Richmond's lack of black culture with so much confidence but you admittedly don't have any knowledge on the subject. Its just hard for me to understand, I guess.
I wonder how much of this has to do with having prior knowledge (perhaps even a keen interest) on the black history in Richmond and seeing things though that lens?
We've all heard of Atlanta as a black mecca but the majority of Americans would not think of Richmond along those lines unless they have a keen interest in that sort of thing. Just being honest, and not downplaying the contributions of Black Americans to the city.
I wonder how much of this has to do with having prior knowledge (perhaps even a keen interest) on the black history in Richmond and seeing things though that lens?
We've all heard of Atlanta as a black mecca but the majority of Americans would not think of Richmond along those lines unless they have a keen interest in that sort of thing. Just being honest, and not downplaying the contributions of Black Americans to the city.
Or even having prior knowledge of the city of Richmond. As for your second statement, that's a completely different question. We aren't talking about what the majority of Americans know about Richmond. We are talking about what someone who has lived in the area for 23 years knows about the place that they speak about. You spoke as if you had first hand knowledge of Richmond's lack of African American culture. There's no way around the fact that this is common knowledge for Richmonders and these names have made huge contributions to the city and not only to black culture in general. I don't want to derail this thread anymore, though.
We are talking about what someone who has lived in the area for 23 years knows about the place that they speak about. You spoke as if you had first had knowledge of Richmond's lack of African American culture. There's no way around the fact that this is common knowledge for Richmonders and these names have made huge contributions to city and not only to black culture in general. I don't want to derail this thread anymore, though.
So denial is how you handle it? Deny that someone could live in Richmond and not know about these names.
So denial is how you handle it? Deny that someone could live in Richmond and not know about these names.
Sounds pretty foolish to me.
Educate but don't deny reality.
I don't have a problem with you lacking the knowledge. Heck, I don't have a problem with you at all. I just don't understand how you speak so confidently on subjects that you have admitted to not have knowledge on. I was just trying to gain a level of understanding. It isn't a big deal and maybe its not for me to understand. We've gone pretty far off topic now.
If you don’t know, now you know. Check out some of these people and places (and Virginia State University and Virginia Union University). I’m white and find them all very interesting, particularly Henry Box Brown. His monument is my favorite in all of Richmond (it’s along the Canal Walk).
Your experience as a resident living pretty far south and west of the city is valid, but it isn’t necessarily representative of the experience of the residents of the entire metro. Spend some more time downtown (I’ll take you on a tour if you’d like). Richmond isn’t a big media market so there isn’t exactly a highly visible celebration of what it offers. It is all here though, if you’re curious, and for those of us that live in the core, the diversity (white, black, Native American, Jewish) and history of Richmond is on display on nearly every corner.
If you don’t know, now you know. Check out some of these people and places (and Virginia State University and Virginia Union University). I’m white and find them all very interesting, particularly Henry Box Brown. His monument is my favorite in all of Richmond (it’s along the Canal Walk).
Your experience as a resident living pretty far south and west of the city is valid, but it isn’t necessarily representative of the experience of the residents of the entire metro. Spend some more time downtown (I’ll take you on a tour if you’d like). Richmond isn’t a big media market so there isn’t exactly a highly visible celebration of what it offers. It is all here though, if you’re curious, and for those of us that live in the core, the diversity (white, black, Native American, Jewish) and history of Richmond is on display on nearly every corner.
Forget history. Where the hell were they LAST YEAR????
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