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I know about Frank Rizzo. There were about one or two posters here who claim to admire Rizzo. Rizzo was the one who said "vote White".
It still leaves a bad impression when there are several individuals from Philly and vicinity making racially charged comments.
I know about Fishtown because of baseball bat wielding "tough guys" that came about after the 2020 protests. Kensington, I had no idea that was considered a "sundown town". I wouldn't have gotten such an idea watching the Rocky series (which was first filmed in 1976).
Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and St. Louis, those are other places that come to mind when I think about racial tensions, and cities that have a negative perception among some Black people I've met.
Kensington is what the far NE or Bucks Co is today .
There was racial tension back which sometimes turned violent https://youtu.be/rwKNx7eTPcE
3:25 making fun of black people
At 4:02 you can hear someone drop the N bomb
Kensington is what the far NE or Bucks Co is today .
There was racial tension back which sometimes turned violent https://youtu.be/rwKNx7eTPcE
3:25 making fun of black people
At 4:02 you can hear someone drop the N bomb
I could hear it at 4:02. I just never heard of Kensington being "Blacks stay away" until now. Rocky and Rocky V take place in the Kensington area, so that's all I know of Kensington. I also heard of the drugs in Kensington.
I still wouldn't live in Kensington. Being middle class, white collar, and kind of a nerd, I'd have a hard time living much of the rougher hoods of Philly.
Portland, OR has a more Hispanic metro than Boston?
Yeah according to this , his claim isn't really true. There are a number of Midwest and NE metros with both a higher percentage and population of Hispanics than Portland OR.
Yeah according to this , his claim isn't really true. There are a number of Midwest and NE metros with both a higher percentage and population of Hispanics than Portland OR.
Yeah according to this , his claim isn't really true. There are a number of Midwest and NE metros with both a higher percentage and population of Hispanics than Portland OR.
That just looks at population. I was talking about percentage not population. Which metros in the Northeast and Midwest besides NYC, Chicago, and DC have a percent Hispanic higher than Portland?
That just looks at population. I was talking about percentage not population. Which metros in the Northeast and Midwest besides NYC, Chicago, and DC have a percent Hispanic higher than Portland?
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That is true, but that data is really old.
it is old, you're right.
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That just looks at population. I was talking about percentage not population. Which metros in the Northeast and Midwest besides NYC, Chicago, and DC have a percent Hispanic higher than Portland?
The source shows percentage as well. But it's old as AASB pointed out.
Portland is at 13.2% Hispanic. Since my source was old, I'll use this thread as a reference. In addition to NYC, Chi, and DC, there's Providence and Hartford. Seems that Portland's Hispanic growth was higher than most Midwest/NE metros since more metros had higher Hispanic percentages in my old link.
The source shows percentage as well. But it's old as AASB pointed out.
Portland is at 13.2% Hispanic. Since my source was old, I'll use this thread as a reference. In addition to NYC, Chi, and DC, there's Providence and Hartford. Seems that Portland's Hispanic growth was higher than most Midwest/NE metros since more metros had higher Hispanic percentages in my old link.
Interesting you mention Pittsburgh. I notice a pattern among many of the far-right posters who make racially charged remarks, especially about Black people. A relatively high proportion of them come from the Pittsburgh area. For all I hear about Pittsburgh being "the most livable city in America", it's also referred to as one of the worst cities for Blacks in the USA. St. Louis proper has a bad rep because of its murder rate. And I would be hesitant to live there. However, Pittsburgh looks like a hot mess for Black people, worst than for anyone else. I could easily think "Pittsburgh is a racist city" based on some the comments I see from some bigoted posters on city-data, and from Pittsburgh being called one of the worst cities for Black people. However, I really don't want to go down that rabbit hole. I just wonder "how would I do in Pittsburgh as a college-educated Black person from a middle class background"?
I also wonder the same thing about Milwaukee.
You would do fine in Pittsburgh as a middle class educated black person. I never left Pittsburgh and most of my professional career was with a major financial institution. Pittsburgh has all things black and is affordable to most especially those moving in from the coast. There are several middle class areas in and around the city that are suitable for a black family. Stanton Heights (inner city) East Liberty (inner city) Point Breeze (inner city) and Penn Hills (Largest suburb @ 40% black) Monroeville (suburb) Wilkins Twnshp (suburb) Forest Hills (suburb). These areas are East but there are others in the north and western portion of the city and county. The highest concentrations of black middle class would be in Pittsburgh's East End and eastern suburbs.
Poor people sometimes do not see middle class black people outside of Sunday Church service. Many are stuck in their neighborhood. The former poster mentioned Garfield. Garfield is in the early stages of gentrification and those homes are in the 300's now. This was one of the worst hoods in the 1990's.
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