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We lived in Frisco, Texas (north of Dallas) for a while. Our neighborhood was quite upscale and full of professional types. My guess was that the neighborhood was about 30% African American. We met so many wonderfull people in Texas, hated to leave, but had to move due to job requirements.
I second Dallas as a suggestion. I can't remember where I heard this, but I recall seeing a list at some point on some website (vague, I know) of the best places for black middle/upper class families and the cities on top were DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Nashville.
This reminds me, a friend of mine who comes from a well-off black family, grew up in Houston, I believe in the Third Ward. She lived in a predominantly black community where the adults tended to be doctors, lawyers and other high-level professionals and actually grew up just down the street from Beyonce.
There are also quite a few urban communities in New York, specifically Brooklyn, and more specifically the neighborhood of Fort Greene, that are predominantly black and middle/upper class.
I second Shaker Heights, Ohio. I have relatives there (and Beachwood, right next door), and it was the only exposure I had to Blacks (outside my family) who didn't live in the 'hood. I've considered living there, though Cleveland is in such bad shape I'm reluctant to move there.
I was just reminded the other day about Ladera Heights, a section of Los Angeles dubbed the "Black Beverly Hills". I used to live not too far from there and it's a very nice area. Nearby Baldwin Hills (not to be confused with Baldwin Park) and View Park-Windsor Hills are also predominately black upscale communities.
Why ask such a question? Should not the "non-racist" question be where do people do good? We are never going to get over racisim until people stop asking these kinds of questions!!!! We will never get over this until organizations stop offering "For Blacks Only" scolarships, or for "Hispanics Only" scolarships. Just offer them for anyone who deserves them. When we are not divided into groups then we will be great!!!!!
"Leimert Park has experienced a resurgence in recent years as middle-class black families from other parts of South Central Los Angeles have settled down in the Spanish Colonial bungalows that line its leafy streets. Unlike other parts of South Los Angeles, Leimert Park remains almost entirely black, with a minuscule Latino population"
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this is not a racist question. the boy is just trying to ask where people that are like him are doing good. there is nothing wrong with asking where one group of people are doing good. being an AA college boy myself this question interests me. though i would argue with PG county being where blacks are doing good i learned a lil bit. oh, and minorties-only scholarships exist to make sure that we get a break that upper-class folk seem to find all the time.
this is not a racist question. the boy is just trying to ask where people that are like him are doing good. there is nothing wrong with asking where one group of people are doing good. being an AA college boy myself this question interests me. though i would argue with PG county being where blacks are doing good i learned a lil bit. oh, and minorties-only scholarships exist to make sure that we get a break that upper-class folk seem to find all the time.
I don't usually make comments on subjects like this, but, lol, your post was "special".
So when my father was working two jobs to achieve lower middle class, lol, that was the break we found? His income was too high with the two salaries combined to get any real financial aid. So thats right, never finished college as a kid. No scholarships, and nobody wanted to give the white boy any money at the time.
Sure glad you get hand-outs for skin color. Otherwise you might have to work twice as hard as all these mythical rich white people and still pay your own way. Perish the thought. So do you breed racism professionally, or is it just a hobby of yours?
-TT
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Shaker Heights, OH!
Where Blacks do Good?
