I’m in Richmond va..what a nice state

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Yea commanders training camp is a major draw.

I remember ‘black college weekend’ used to be at kings dominion. Richmond used to be lit those weekends. :noah: Have no clue if it’s still a thing
That ended many years ago. Hasn't been a thing since the 2000s.
It's a whole lotta hating ass shyt in here and most of it are from Richmonders who don't realize how good they got it. One thing about Virginia, muhfukkas will shyt on our own harder than anybody from outside. I lived in Nova (Woodbridge/Fairfax), Central VA (Richmond/Tri-Cities), and The Beach...

That "VA is wack" is some hating ass shyt you find from Virginians in all VA metros 🤣 🤣...

Virginia is one of the dopest states period, easy Top 10 shyt, it shyts on Maryland easy, and Richmond is a special, special city. Some of yall ain't really been nowhere and you can tell when yall shyt on VA, I'm bout to set the record straight though...



I'll try to keep this brief because I've already mentioned the following on here in the past. But Virginia is maybe the most historic state in The Union, and if you're BLACK and even somewhat in tune with our history here in the US, Virginia is probably the single most significant state to black history and black culture in America...

Our journey on this stolen land that we didn't ask to be brought to started here. The vast majority of cultural blackness in the US has its roots in Virginia, from how we celebrate (family reunions), to how we worship (Christian denominations), to how we eat (soul food), the list keeps going. This is all facts...

Virginia is fukking hallowed ground and maybe my perception is shaped in part by being a well-traveled transplant, but I'm proud to call myself a Virginian, even if an adopted son. It ain't perfect, but it's a special territory if your blackness is rooted in America---->at least it should be...



Bruh anyone saying Rich hasn't grown since the 80s or 90s is exposing themselves...

Richmond is historically one of the most dangerous sizable cities in the nation, anyone who talks about cities being historical war zones in this country and omit Richmond just ain't in the know. What Baltimore is today is basically what Richmond was until like 2006...

People who think Rich has hot areas now have no idea what it was like 15+ years ago, going back to the 60s. All this shyt I'm saying is easily researchable. You used to be playing with your life to go almost anywhere in Richmond unknown---->somebody said The Ward is garbage today 😆. I know what muhfukkas woulda said if they woulda seen it the way it was when I first seen it in the early 00s...

Richmond's rise from being LITERALLY one of the most violent cities in America to what it is today are a testament to the growth the city has had that some people in here swear it hasn't 😄 🤣 😂...



Man hell nah...

See the problem with Nova is you gotta talk about it as one place because there isn't a single city in Nova fukking with Richmond. As a collective sure, bit then you're comparing a region of 3 million people that's essentially suburban DC, to just one city that's the most unique city in Virginia...

Tidewater is pretty generic to me, I fick with it but the only city that's really popping to me is Virginia Beach. Rich and VB are the two best cities in VA, everybody else comes after, but thats how cats do, compare the whole 7-0 or 7-5 to Richmond because as a CITY Richmond is spanking anyone...

This ain't even hyperbolic, anyone who has traveled when people hear "Virginia", Richmond is the first city people think of, Richmond has the most urban character, Richmond has the most cache...
I'm from Richmond. That city is lame as shyt, sorry breh. I moved away almost 7 years ago. I'll never move back.
 

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I live exactly 2.8 miles from Richmond, in the Varina area. I'm right next to the Virginia Trail, so I be jogging and biking into the city all the time. A lot of bad chicks be jogging or walking their dogs. I love a summer jog/walk from Great Shiplock Park, under the train tracks, through Canal Walk and Brown's Island, and across Tyler Bridge and then turning around. They be having all kinds of events on Brown's Island. One day I jogged right into a Pride Festival smh. Oh and I can't forget those long ass stairs at Libby Hill Park; that's a killer workout.

I used to hit up the Stone Soul Concerts in the summer until COVID hit. Since I'm not a single anymore, I haven't hit up any clubs or bars in years.
 

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Richmond is still boring :mjlol: and it’s stuck in the late 80’s, early 90’s.

Which is cool for nostalgia sake. But I’m good on living there permanently. It’s a pass thru city.

Your own testimony said you grew up in Petersburg for 11 years. Petersburg isn't Richmond...

That ended many years ago. Hasn't been a thing since the 2000s.

I'm from Richmond. That city is lame as shyt, sorry breh. I moved away almost 7 years ago. I'll never move back.

Where did you move to?
 

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Man if you don't ✋️ it. 🤣...

Of course Portland has more to do than Richmond, it's twice Richmond's size...

There are few, if any, cities in Richmond's actual weight class that offer more than Richmond does...
Where are you from? Where do you live? And have you ever moved into another region of the country?
 

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Where are you from? Where do you live? And have you ever moved into another region of the country?

Sacramento, Los Angeles, Elmira NY, Albany NY, Greater Atlanta, Charlotte, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Petersburg. I've lived in all these places...

I've been to like 33 states, been to many other cities...

As of 2021 estimates, Richmond's metro population was ~1.324 million, with a metropolitan GDP of ~$99.389 billion. For comparison, Portland has a population of ~2.418 million, GDP of ~$186.57 billion. Both its economy and population are nearly twice the size of Richmond, its supposed to have more to do. They aren't in the same weight class of cities...

I've actually never been to Oregon, my dad and one of my sisters used to live in Portland, and a brother on my mom's side has a sibling on his dad's side, who used to live there too, so I have some light connection to it. Everyone black I've known seem to like it, I'm not sure I would but I haven't heard poor reviews on it much from people I've known who lived there...

Bridgeport, Buffalo, Hartford, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Providence, Raleigh, Riverside, Salt Lake City, Virginia Beach/Norfolk; these are the cities within Richmond's population and/or economic weight class. None of these cities are in Portland's weight class; it does Richmond no favors comparing it to cities twice its size then saying the larger city has more going on. The larger city is SUPPOSED to have more going on...

But I've been to 8 of the cities I listed that are comparable to Richmond, so I stand by my assertion that Richmond is easily one of the top cities in its range nationally...
 

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Sacramento, Los Angeles, Elmira NY, Albany NY, Greater Atlanta, Charlotte, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Petersburg. I've lived in all these places...

I've been to like 33 states, been to many other cities...

As of 2021 estimates, Richmond's metro population was ~1.324 million, with a metropolitan GDP of ~$99.389 billion. For comparison, Portland has a population of ~2.418 million, GDP of ~$186.57 billion. Both its economy and population are nearly twice the size of Richmond, its supposed to have more to do. They aren't in the same weight class of cities...

I've actually never been to Oregon, my dad and one of my sisters used to live in Portland, and a brother on my mom's side has a sibling on his dad's side, who used to live there too, so I have some light connection to it. Everyone black I've known seem to like it, I'm not sure I would but I haven't heard poor reviews on it much from people I've known who lived there...

Bridgeport, Buffalo, Hartford, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Providence, Raleigh, Riverside, Salt Lake City, Virginia Beach/Norfolk; these are the cities within Richmond's population and/or economic weight class. None of these cities are in Portland's weight class; it does Richmond no favors comparing it to cities twice its size then saying the larger city has more going on. The larger city is SUPPOSED to have more going on...

But I've been to 8 of the cities I listed that are comparable to Richmond, so I stand by my assertion that Richmond is easily one of the top cities in its range nationally...
We all have different tastes. Richmond super lame to me but I guess it's what you make it. Lived there my entire life, sans last 7 years and some of early college.
 
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