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Why is it that this country has so many African American neighborhoods but most aren’t like Harlem?
It would be nice to see more African American neighborhoods with the cultural capital and commercial capital that Harlem has.
I just wish there were more African American neighborhoods like Harlem, that are dotted with barber shops, African American (or soul- food) restaurants, churches, even cultural venues like the Apollo.
In Harlem, they even have street vendors (which is common in many NYC ethnic neighborhoods, but still worth noting out.) some even serving bean soups.
I know Bronzeville in Chicago has some black owned businesses.
Are there any other African American neighborhoods in the country like Harlem or maybe even Bronzeville in Chicago?
I mean, do you know the history of black people in this country? We had plenty of neighborhoods like this until many historical events took place. One was the Tulsa race riot. Things such as the interstate highway act, the end of WWII and G.I. Bills, suburbs being built, white flight, and the war on drugs, are some things that have helped kill black neighborhoods.
Claiborne Blvd in New Orleans used to be exactly that, black owned banks, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc existed there until the neighborhoods main commercial road was turned into the Claiborne bridge, an elevated portion of I-10. That bridge is now home to crime, drug use, and homelessness.
Why is it that this country has so many African American neighborhoods but most aren’t like Harlem?
It would be nice to see more African American neighborhoods with the cultural capital and commercial capital that Harlem has.
I just wish there were more African American neighborhoods like Harlem, that are dotted with barber shops, African American (or soul- food) restaurants, churches, even cultural venues like the Apollo.
In Harlem, they even have street vendors (which is common in many NYC ethnic neighborhoods, but still worth noting out.) some even serving bean soups.
I know Bronzeville in Chicago has some black owned businesses.
Are there any other African American neighborhoods in the country like Harlem or maybe even Bronzeville in Chicago?
Does Philly have neighborhoods like this?
There are many cities in the United States but none are like NYC. Not even close.
There are cultural black hoods everywhere coast to coast. None are as large or as influential as Harlem. Pittsburgh’s Hill district was legendary but fell from grace long ago. It is currently in the process redevelopment.
Yes there are other neighborhoods like Harlem but less dense. Roxbury, Boston is a good example. But there are other in DC Philly Chicago even Baltimore.
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Originally Posted by homenj
Why is it that this country has so many African American neighborhoods but most aren’t like Harlem?
It would be nice to see more African American neighborhoods with the cultural capital and commercial capital that Harlem has.
I just wish there were more African American neighborhoods like Harlem, that are dotted with barber shops, African American (or soul- food) restaurants, churches, even cultural venues like the Apollo.
In Harlem, they even have street vendors (which is common in many NYC ethnic neighborhoods, but still worth noting out.) some even serving bean soups.
I know Bronzeville in Chicago has some black owned businesses.
Are there any other African American neighborhoods in the country like Harlem or maybe even Bronzeville in Chicago?
Why is it that this country has so many African American neighborhoods but most aren’t like Harlem?
It would be nice to see more African American neighborhoods with the cultural capital and commercial capital that Harlem has.
I just wish there were more African American neighborhoods like Harlem, that are dotted with barber shops, African American (or soul- food) restaurants, churches, even cultural venues like the Apollo.
In Harlem, they even have street vendors (which is common in many NYC ethnic neighborhoods, but still worth noting out.) some even serving bean soups.
I know Bronzeville in Chicago has some black owned businesses.
Are there any other African American neighborhoods in the country like Harlem or maybe even Bronzeville in Chicago?
I mean bronzeville in Chicago is also an extremely prominent and historically important black neigborhood as well that has a lot of black cultural capital. And as of the 2020 US census, its black population is actually growing.
I think the emphasis from the OP may be on the urbanity behind these neighborhoods, and which ones either have historically Black presences, or still today many Black owned businesses etc.
Why is it that this country has so many African American neighborhoods but most aren’t like Harlem?
It would be nice to see more African American neighborhoods with the cultural capital and commercial capital that Harlem has.
I just wish there were more African American neighborhoods like Harlem, that are dotted with barber shops, African American (or soul- food) restaurants, churches, even cultural venues like the Apollo.
In Harlem, they even have street vendors (which is common in many NYC ethnic neighborhoods, but still worth noting out.) some even serving bean soups.
I know Bronzeville in Chicago has some black owned businesses.
Are there any other African American neighborhoods in the country like Harlem or maybe even Bronzeville in Chicago?
Does Philly have neighborhoods like this?
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Originally Posted by Northeasterner1970
I mean bronzeville in Chicago is also an extremely prominent and historically important black neigborhood as well that has a lot of black cultural capital. And as of the 2020 US census, its black population is actually growing.
Bronzeville could have been Chicago's Harlem, and once was for that matter. But it got annihilated by massive public housing developments. Those developments are long gone and some revitalization has taken place, but the neighborhood is still a shell of its former self.
I think the emphasis from the OP may be on the urbanity behind these neighborhoods, and which ones either have historically Black presences, or still today many Black owned businesses etc.
Anacostia in DC also I should have mentioned.
Yes, I understood what the OP was referring to. That thread offers such neighborhoods, those well known and those so much. Of course some suburban areas were thrown in there, but many urban neighborhoods are mentioned as well.
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