I grew up in the DC/NoVa area but I'm strongly considering moving to PG County in the next few years. I never felt at home in Northern VA as a black man. Now that I've graduated with my Bachelor's and getting into the social work field in preparation for my long term goals of having my own private practice, I really want to start spreading my wings
I wish every state in America had a PG like area. It's the closest thing to Wakanda to me
Putting this thread on my watchlist
Make that move to Pretty Girl County breh
I grew up here in PG all my life and I’m still thankful for it, whether it was in the hood (Suitland/Forestville/District Heights/Walker Mill), the burbs (Clinton), and the boonies (Brandywine). Just a sea of Black faces so vast that you could legit go without seeing a single Cac in some spots for weeks if not months
We do have our issues but the county as a whole just feels like one big ass safe space for us Black folks, even out in places like Eagle Harbor and Brandywine....Most of those big houses you see down that part of the county with the winding country roads, abundant greenery, huge amounts of property land, and hella cars in the driveway or front yard are Black households.
North VA is cool don’t get me wrong, but I just can’t vibe to it 70% of the time. Mo County too with the exception of Silver Spring. I like Rockville but it’s still too many Cacs for my personal liking. That’s why a lot of us from PG and DC be calling NoVa and MoCo vanilla lol. Takoma Park is a really cool looking town even though it’s heavily Hispanic. At least the migos around TP drive better than their counterparts just down the street in Langley Park, Hyattsville, and Riverdale
The sensation I get when I drive from work in Arlington and cross the WW Bridge and see that ‘Welcome to Maryland’ sign overhead and the National Harbor/MGM “skyline” with hella Black folks driving next to me
Legit feel like the only other major metro area that can offer that same sensation is ATL. Truly ain’t no place like home, especially when everybody look like you. So much so that some of my fellow native Prince Georgians take that for granted and think the rest of the country is as Black as us, or at least the ones who aren’t well-traveled yet.
Also if you don’t mind the commute, you can look into Charles County too breh. That county just recently became predominantly Black (legit last year, I think it’s like 51% Black now). Their property taxes aren’t as high as ours and they got a better school district if you’re thinking about putting down roots on this side of the Potomac.
where the black folks at
