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I saw exactly what you wrote. And then I asked you where you got your facts from. Sooo...where do your "facts" come from?
Reread it again. Did I say all? No. Did I say most? No. I actually agreed with the person saying they do. Or did you miss that part that are the first two words of the post. My comment still stands even after your link. Two more DC posters have said the same thing.
Reread it again. Did I say all? No. Did I say most? No. I actually agreed with the person saying they do. Or did you miss that part that are the first two words of the post. My comment still stands even after your link. Two more DC posters have said the same thing.
You said that the "vast majority" of blacks in PG County are native to the region, right? Is this assertion based on Census data?
No. Based on my perspective through recent migrations occurring right now.
The interesting thing is that PG County has not had a "native" Chief Executive in nearly 40 years (and he was white). Rushern Baker is from Georgia. Jack Johnson is from South Carolina.
Based on the Census numbers, I doubt a majority of PG County's black population is "native" (excluding school age children obviously). The County has had too much growth since 1970 and DC only has so many blacks that could contribute towards that growth.
Philly, on the other hand, is a city where the vast majority of blacks are native to the area. Between 1970 and 1990, PA only added about 73,000 blacks (compared to 500,000 for MD, which them added about another 500,000 between 1990 and 2010).
I was born and raised in New Orleans and spent some years in Baton Rouge (attended LSU and held a couple jobs after graduating). The IT market in the area was very limited and was one of my reasons for moving to the DC area. The other reason was, after living in Louisiana my whole life, I just got tired of the pace of life there and needed something different. I found a job in DC and lived there for a couple months before moving to PG county where I am currently. I don't regret the move at all.
When living in BR, I noticed that blacks there weren't as progressive and didn't have as much of that go-getter mentality as blacks in NO. I just attribute it to BR still having more a rural, laid-back feel to it compared to NO. And now having been in the DC area for a few years, I see that blacks here are more progressive than blacks in NO, just judging by the number of black owned businesses, black after-work/weekend activities, and wealthy and well-informed individuals that I've come across.
Since my fam is still in NO, I visit often, but when I'm not there I definitely miss the people (friendlier) and food. That's something the DC area can't beat.
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