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IMO living among diversity is a good and healthy thing for society but "feeling comfortable" is subjective. My suggestion is find a house that you like - in a community that offers everything you need and want - and buy it.
My husband and I went to a couple of Open Houses in Freehold and Howell. Beautiful homes and reasonable priced. However, we did not see any African Americans. I do not want to purchase a home and feel uncomfortable later. One of the main reasons we are looking at this area is because of the school system.
My question is: Are there any African Americans in Howell or Freehold?
Kristene:
Yes. A friend of mine moved to Howell two years ago with her husband and two children. Her husband has since passed away (he was somewhat older than she).
She grew up in Newark and had lived in Maplewood, but felt too much of Newark was spilling over into Newark and was concerned about negative influences on her children, so she chose to move to Howell.
I don't think they are the only African-American family, but the town is predominantly white. She says her neighbors have been great and have made her feel welcome. She had an incident in the school wherein her son's classmates wrote some "plantation" jokes in her son's eighth-grade yearbook. They were the kid's friends, and they thought it was funny and so did her son. However, she spoke to the school, her own son, and the other kids' parents by way of explaining why it was offensive without making it into a confrontational situation. The other kids' parents were embarrassed by what their sons wrote and had their children apologize, and it was resolved amicably. However, overall she says she is happy living in that town and thinks highly of the school system.
He's an ass because he's questioning why someone would feel uncomfortable in an all white neighborhood?
Yes, precisely. This might come as a giant shock to some of you who live under large rocks, but black people haven't always been made to "feel comfortable" when living in all-white neighborhoods. @@
I can't comment on his other posts (not familiar with them), but I think it is a legitamate question to ask why someone would feel uncomfortable in an all white neighborhood.
I mean how uncomfortable can you be in Howell, NJ? Its basically crime free with good schools, lots of trees and near the shore. If its a bad place only because its mostly white, we are headed down a worse path in this country than I thought.
Co-sign.
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