BaileyPark31
Love, Peace, Health, and Wealth
I grew up in central Pa and interacted mostly with black people from Harrisburg, DMV , Philly. It really skewed my view on the average black wealth situation.
Black incomes outpace the national average in 124 majority-black cities: So where’s the investment?
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Here’s a reality check for some of those places in NY with income above the national average:
Wyandanch, roosevelt and Gordon heights are considered hellholes with above average poverty and crime. That’s not always the case but it is the stigma that surrounds those areas.
Living in NY just means you make more, not that your standard of living is better. NY metro area is a place where people can be in poverty with a household income of $100,000. Income should always be compared to cost of living in America.
Wyandanch, roosevelt and Gordon heights are considered hellholes with above average poverty and crime. That’s not always the case but it is the stigma that surrounds those areas.
Living in NY just means you make more, not that your standard of living is better. NY metro area is a place where people can be in poverty with a household income of $100,000. Income should always be compared to cost of living in America.
contrary to belief not everyone in LA is brokeI'm about to read the article, but that lone dot in California already has me
I’m happy we have a dark blue one in NYC. Strong sense that it’s closer to Long Island than Manhattan.
Is COL taking into account with this list in terms of income?
Damn I was considered moving out there next some next year. Guess i'll start giving NYC a look.
BaileyPark31
Love, Peace, Health, and Wealth
I thought Philly would be on the list 
PG County is the richest black majority CountyAbout half a dozen Texas cities
Y'all eating like that in Maryland?
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But since it’s black developers don’t want to develop there
Redguard
Hoonding
keep trying to tell folks to come to the DMV and live life.
Government contracts. Private businesses. Non-profit shyt. Easy back and forth to the south or NYC.
I see my tax dollars working every day.
Not saying we don't have problems
But I def think it's a place black folks need to come to if they need to get their heads right.
I have family out there and I may move there soon. They told me the IT job market is good out there.
I think they're full breh
Roosevelt is not a hell hole. You're mistaking roosevelt for hempstead, because the issues in Hempstead often spill over to roosevelt.
It is. If your resume is on point there a lot of opportunities for a consulting gig here.
theres hella Africans down here and DMV has one of the largest and wealthiest black communities (the whole diaspora, except Latin) so i'm sure you'll be fine. There's black people everywhere down here but most are concentrated in Maryland or NE/SE DC.
YamakaSmacker
Banned
We have enough transplants in the DMV. Please stay away.
Now this is definitely really important. But everything else you said sounds like the area is great.
I ain't trying to stay in the I'm thinking of stay there for my MD and maybe an internship after and then decide wether i would completely settle in the area for good or move back up to the tri-state.
Where do you reside?