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Originally Posted by gladhands
As a black professional who spent three years in Boston, I can tell you I did not find it to my liking. Black people are less than an afterthought in Boston. Boston is roughly 25% black, yet it has the reputation as being one of the whitest cities in the country. That's Boston's black population doesn't seem to have much in the way of identity or political power. When I left Boston, in 2011, the city didn't even have a single black radio station.
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So there is at least some truth to what I was trying to say about it.
Thank you.
I would like to say, it's not so much of a Boston issue but an American issue, and I talked with ed in DM about it. We are certainly on the same page.
Philly nor Boston are by no means the standard of racial equality be it economic, social, political, educational, etc.
but I do think that Philadelphia would be a better choice than Boston if you were black and deciding on which one to choose to live because AA culture is much more part of the city fabric.
Culturally speaking, Philly is definitely more (American) black, be it art, music, food, culture, etc.
West Indian, Boston would be a better choice.
And there is a subtle racism that is an undercurrent of New England as a whole that nobody talks about because nobody there wants to stir the pot. Not saying anywhere else is better, but when New England and Boston is held to the standard it is, the subject of race in the region is a huge misnomer.
My guess is that most African Americans would be more comfortable in cities like Atlanta, Washington, and Charlotte, etc. than the Boston's and the Seattle's and Portland's.
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