can houston and charlotte compete with dc and atlanta? or are they not on that level yet?
I rated all of these cities in the top 5 for AA's.
Houston is a 3.5 star Black city with Atlanta being better to a degree.
Charlotte tied for 3 star Black city with LA.
Charlotte has several hot spots for Blacks. There is this suburb where a lot of the middle class Blacks live,
@Family Man know the name of it. Employment is scarce and there isn't much of a nightlife. Small town feel with big city amenities. Good overall city for Blacks. Not very good and no city is great for us but it's a good city.
Houston has advantages and clear disadvantages. It's a nice city for Blacks and a lot of Blacks from other parts of the South like it there. Is it fair to Blacks, nope! But it has it's advantages. Honestly, the most business friendly city to Blacks in Texas is Austin while not being too good to Blacks in general. Because of that, many Blacks don't like it but them checks are reasonable for educated brothas and sistas. Houston is hard for Blacks if you not in the main fields. It's backwards and unless you Nigerian, you don't have a strong clan to fall back on there. You can say that about just about every city... the clan part. Houston is still a nice city and a 3.5 city so it's worth the move if you got a strong option.
Because DC is so expensive and the women suck(men do too ladies), the best plan would be come here to start your career, get exp. Move to a city more adjacent to your lifestyle and leave. White folks do it all the time. Like ALL THE TIME. But since Blacks don't have many great city options, they tend to stay unless they get married and move or can't afford it and leave. This is not a city for the poor. You can get away with it to a small degree in GA but forget it if you think you gonna be broke in DC. You can't even be homeless comfortably here.