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I believe that Dallas also is selling its black culture short, especially in comparison to Houston which is seen as the cosmopolitan, diverse big Texas city. Most media portrays Dallas culture as a "white cowboy" city, even if its even more diverse than Nashville and even Austin. The 1980s soap opera doesn't help matters as well due to its mostly white cast. But just like the northside of Nashville, there isn't an insignificant black population south of I-30 in DFW. It does have an AA Museum on the eastern edge of downtown near the Cotton Bowl, but definitely isn't what you think of when you think of things to do/see if you're not black. Plus, Dallas never had a significant presence of musical talent by black artists, from jazz to R&B to hip hop unlike Houston did. In fact, country music overall is even more popular in Dallas than Nashville according to the latest survey of the top five most listened to radio stations!
I believe that Dallas also is selling its black culture short, especially in comparison to Houston which is seen as the cosmopolitan, diverse big Texas city. Most media portrays Dallas culture as a "white cowboy" city, even if its even more diverse than Nashville and even Austin. The 1980s soap opera doesn't help matters as well due to its mostly white cast. But just like the northside of Nashville, there isn't an insignificant black population south of I-30 in DFW. It does have an AA Museum on the eastern edge of downtown near the Cotton Bowl, but definitely isn't what you think of when you think of things to do/see if you're not black. Plus, Dallas never had a significant presence of musical talent by black artists, from jazz to R&B to hip hop unlike Houston did. In fact, country music overall is even more popular in Dallas than Nashville according to the latest survey of the top five most listened to radio stations!
A couple things:
1. Concerning Dallas' underwhelming black culture, that's rapidly changing. It's seeing either the 1st or 2nd fasstest growing rate of African-Americans in the country (more than Houston for sure, and possibly more than Atlanta now) and the gap in terms of Dallas' black population size compared to Houston is very narrow now. Dallas and its suburbs also has black leadership in prominent positions.
2. The "white cowboy" city stereotype applies more so to Fort Worth than Dallas.
Memphis is mostly black and a white population under 30%. Latino is only 7%. With no other large groups represented, it is hard to say the city is diverse.
Memphis is mostly black and a white population under 30%. Latino is only 7%. With no other large groups represented, it is hard to say the city is diverse.
1. Concerning Dallas' underwhelming black culture, that's rapidly changing. It's seeing either the 1st or 2nd fasstest growing rate of African-Americans in the country (more than Houston for sure, and possibly more than Atlanta now) and the gap in terms of Dallas' black population size compared to Houston is very narrow now. Dallas and its suburbs also has black leadership in prominent positions.
2. The "white cowboy" city stereotype applies more so to Fort Worth than Dallas.
Don't think it's quite caught Atlanta is numerical growth numbers for blacks yet but certainly more than Houston. Dallas growth is across the board though, white and latino growth numbers are probably just as much as black growth.
I believe that Dallas also is selling its black culture short, especially in comparison to Houston which is seen as the cosmopolitan, diverse big Texas city. Most media portrays Dallas culture as a "white cowboy" city, even if its even more diverse than Nashville and even Austin. The 1980s soap opera doesn't help matters as well due to its mostly white cast. But just like the northside of Nashville, there isn't an insignificant black population south of I-30 in DFW. It does have an AA Museum on the eastern edge of downtown near the Cotton Bowl, but definitely isn't what you think of when you think of things to do/see if you're not black. Plus, Dallas never had a significant presence of musical talent by black artists, from jazz to R&B to hip hop unlike Houston did. In fact, country music overall is even more popular in Dallas than Nashville according to the latest survey of the top five most listened to radio stations!
It basically felt this way ten years ago, especially the northern part of the metro and downtown, it has rapidly changed though even in the last five years. I notice a significant difference in the amount of black people I see in various places almost every few months.
Don't think it's quite caught Atlanta is numerical growth numbers for blacks yet but certainly more than Houston. Dallas growth is across the board though, white and latino growth numbers are probably just as much as black growth.
Here is the growth by race (Hispanics included) between 2010-2019 by metro area for the majors in the South:
White growth is actually the smallest of all groups in the Big 4: DFW, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami.
Hispanic growth dominates Houston and Miami. The central Florida metros are Hispanic dominated in growth but to a lesser degree.
Black growth dominates Atlanta.
DFW is easily the most balanced of all on here with Charlotte also being surprisingly balanced.
White growth dominates Nashville and Raleigh's growth profiles and is biggest still in Austin.
Memphis doesnt really get much growth at all.
Yes this is what I remember the DFW growth was balances between White/Hispanic, Black and Asian. Considering its size, the black growth in Charlotte is more impressive than Atlanta or DFW.
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