Where African-American Incomes Are Rising -- And Where They're Not - Forbes

[UberEatsDriver]

Ha? I’m not following you. I posted what you said. You going off the rails there buddy. Now back to the discussion, cuz this is actually important, not this bullshyt back and forth between me and you, you can take that up with me in another thread.

Comment was clear as day. Is Baltimore is trying to implement similar strategies as Detroit?

Which is important and to the point



Moving on!

 

[JamilALAmin]

Look at Raleigh



From what I’ve observed in my business dealings in the Triangle, Raleigh’s job market and sector diversification is the best in North Carolina . Period.

Raleigh-Durham getting it, even tho Charlotte is bigger, RD seemed to be the Black Cultural center of NC. When I was living in CLT the locals there would always say RD was popping and had a lot going on. Charlotte not a slouch either, it’s a concerted effort there to pop off the Black social scene and its more than enough brehs there with money to make it work. My only thing with Charlotte was brehs who hurting there are hurting bad, and I didn’t really see nobody trying to throw them a lifeline either. Like when they was playing with building that mass transit line down Beatties Ford I was like WTF?!? Them folks need it the most. I think in about 20 years Charlotte gonna have some rough ass hoods

 

[BigMan]

The sad part is we actually have black folks that buy into it thinking the whole city is like the Wire. When we talk about cities prospering on here Baltimore gets dismissed. You hear more talk about PG county. This thread shows that middle class blacks are eating here. On top of that we have the highest percentage of black owned businesses in the country

this article measures metro not city limits. baltimore city struggling

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I just realized something.

I’m planning a road trip from NYC to go try Native American cuisine in New Mexico and I’m wondering on my way back should I explore Denver



I just remembered Denver has great cannibus restaurants.

That’s what I at least got from watching VICE.

 

[BigMan]

Raleigh-Durham getting it, even tho Charlotte is bigger, RD seemed to be the Black Cultural center of NC. When I was living in CLT the locals there would always say RD was popping and had a lot going on. Charlotte not a slouch either, it’s a concerted effort there to pop off the Black social scene and its more than enough brehs there with money to make it work. My only thing with Charlotte was brehs who hurting there are hurting bad, and I didn’t really see nobody trying to throw them a lifeline either. Like when they was playing with building that mass transit line down Beatties Ford I was like WTF?!? Them folks need it the most. I think in about 20 years Charlotte gonna have some rough ass hoods

lots of black folks from the NE and DC/MD moving to Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, and North Carolina in general. Charlotte is one of the few cities where the city and metro black populations are growing
https://www.thecoli.com/threads/bla...owhere-citylab-report-on-black-cities.694811/

 

[BmoreGorilla]

this article measures metro not city limits. baltimore city struggling

That’s a misconception. It’s easy to think that with the corrupt politics, crime, and the school system. But there’s a huge educated middle class in the city. Not to mention all the blue collar trades and business owners. But these things are rarely talked about. People tend to focus on the negative

 

[BigMan]

That’s a misconception. It’s easy to think that with the corrupt politics, crime, and the school system. But there’s a huge educated middle class in the city. Not to mention all the blue collar trades and business owners. But these things are rarely talked about. People tend to focus on the negative

the data doesn't support this

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Texas been full

 

[Swirv]

Wait so let’s me get this straight. Providence, Rhode Island has the largest growth of AA income?

And I wasn’t aware Boston median income was slightly higher than Atlanta.

I could never find info on Boston black community online!

There used to be directory for black everything in Boston and throughout MA but the woman who ran it stopped for some reason. Seeing your post is giving me ideas.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

There used to be directory for black everything in Boston and throughout MA but the woman who ran it stopped for some reason. Seeing your post is giving me ideas.

Yea if anyone has info on Providence let me know because I do know lots of the blacks there are from Haiti, Africa (Liberia/Cape Verde) and probably AA also.

But I’ve been hearing that Rhode Island was a poorer NE state compared the other NE states for years so I never really bothered to research that tiny state.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

the data doesn't support this

Data doesn’t always tell the whole story. I see misery everyday. But I also see people succeeding everyday. I worked at a trade school for years that had job placement and saw hundreds of dudes come in get training and are now making more money the legit way then they ever thought they could. And this is a blue collar town. If you have a trade or are in the healthcare field you can’t lose. Plus there’s a ton of government jobs. Part of the OP showed potential. All those folks living in the burbs come into town to work. The jobs are here people just need guidance and a lot don’t have it

 

[Swirv]

Yea if anyone has info on Providence let me know because I do know lots of the blacks there are from Haiti, Africa (Liberia/Cape Verde) and probably AA also.

But I’ve been hearing that Rhode Island was a poorer NE state compared the other NE states for years so I never really bothered to research that tiny state.

It’s def poorer than MA. Could be the smaller economy. Many people commute into MA for better income opportunities. The beauty is we are right next door to eachother. Housing in RI is way cheaper than MA.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

It’s def poorer than MA. Could be the smaller economy. Many people commute into MA for better income opportunities. The beauty is we are right next door to eachother. Housing in RI is way cheaper than MA.

For sure!

 

[BigMan]

Data doesn’t always tell the whole story. I see misery everyday. But I also see people succeeding everyday. I worked at a trade school for years that had job placement and saw hundreds of dudes come in get training and are now making more money the legit way then they ever thought they could. And this is a blue collar town. If you have a trade or are in the healthcare field you can’t lose. Plus there’s a ton of government jobs. Part of the OP showed potential. All those folks living in the burbs come into town to work. The jobs are here people just need guidance and a lot don’t have it

Could say this about a lot of cities

 

[Rawtid]

That’s a misconception. It’s easy to think that with the corrupt politics, crime, and the school system. But there’s a huge educated middle class in the city. Not to mention all the blue collar trades and business owners. But these things are rarely talked about. People tend to focus on the negative

Yep! The violence that people hear about is so concentrated. Remember when it was two shootings on the same street, like a week apart? Unless you’re living in those neighborhoods, you rarely experience it for yourself, just hear it on the news.