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But also as far as owning a business I would love to own a business in NYC or DC since I know I will have a wide range of clientele. I know I’d see the maximum profit/network of my business in these two places
Atlanta is the black capitol but also very overrated. If you want to be a successful black man in a community type setting then Atlanta is cool but if you are an individual trying to be successful on your own, then cities like DC, NYC, LA and SF will blow ATL out of the water.
Kode keeps mentioning businesses in ATL while disqaulifying black people who make insane salaries in northern cities but in reality most black people in Atlanta are not business owners and many of them work in basic jobs.
Owning a business isn’t for everyone so a black man who wants to max out his financial career would have more opportunity doing it in NYC/Chicago
Black people make insane salaries everywhere, even here in Baltimore. Atlanta is the best city for blacks in a multitude of endeavors: Entrepreneurship, entertainment, business. Atlanta is a one stop shop, hence why it's considered the Mecca for black people.
Growing up as a kid in Augusta, I was always told that it you wanted to make it big in life as a black man, you move to Atlanta. I've seen so many friends and family move there and find success and a steady paying job in industries that they themselves were not even qualified for on paper. Atlanta also has a coolness factor to it that makes it a popular destination for blacks.
Black people make insane salaries everywhere, even here in Baltimore. Atlanta is the best city for blacks in a multitude of endeavors: Entrepreneurship, entertainment, business. Atlanta is a one stop shop, hence why it's considered the Mecca for black people.
It's definitely not a black mecca for me. I'm very well in my black mecca of Houston.
That percentage has been shrinking. Blacks in DC we're once the overwhelming majority, now it's the plurality; pretty soon DC is gonna look like Boston, and the suburbs are gonna looks like South Carolina.
DC proper added 14,000 new net black people from 2010-2016. The black population has been rising, not shrinking. It’s the percentage that has gone down and that’s because DC proper is absolutely booming adding 100,000 people in the last 7 years. The percentage of black people is dropping because the city is adding other races at a higher rate. DC proper is headed for a population of 1 million people in the next two decades with a density approaching 17,000 people per square mile. There is room for all races and black people that want a dense, urban, walkable lifestyle will still choose to live in cities like DC and NYC.
Most black people are moving to metro areas to live in the suburbs. Those black people that still prefer an urban dense neighborhood are still moving to DC and NYC which is why our black population is still rising, but most black people prefer suburban living now. There has been a migration to less dense suburban cities in the south where the cost of living is cheaper and the pace of life is slower. That is the lifestyle most black families historically came from for hundreds of years and many are returning to that life in the south.
Black people make insane salaries everywhere, even here in Baltimore. Atlanta is the best city for blacks in a multitude of endeavors: Entrepreneurship, entertainment, business. Atlanta is a one stop shop, hence why it's considered the Mecca for black people.
Atlanta is for blacks who want to succeed in those things in a black community atmosphere. Doesn’t mean they’ll max out and be the most successful that they can be since their only doing it for the black community. Everything you mentioned has sectors in larger cities where a black person as an individual who only wants to grow to his full potential would most likely move to.
One of the DOT deputies here in Brooklyn, NY is actually born and raised in ATL. I know him and he told me he moved to NYC because NYC has the largest and well recognized transportation system. Since ATL is sprawled and needs more transportation, he could of at least stayed there since black folks are lacking in the city planning sector.
Bold black people who want to be actors or get into entertainment still go to LA/NYC. Entrepreneurship doesn’t have a location but I’m sure a black entrepreneur in Silicone Valley has a wider network than those in ATL.
Growing up as a kid in Augusta, I was always told that it you wanted to make it big in life as a black man, you move to Atlanta. I've seen so many friends and family move there and find success and a steady paying job in industries that they themselves were not even qualified for on paper. Atlanta also has a coolness factor to it that makes it a popular destination for blacks.
Atlanta doesn’t even offer the highest paying money for a salary, and neither is it a global city. Realistically the only thing ATL offers for a black man is less racism in the work force and a sense of positive community.
And this is why I’ll give ATL the Mecca title because blakck folks tend to be on the same page. But as far as money, blacks can make much more of that elsewhere.
DC proper added 14,000 new net black people from 2010-2016. The black population has been rising, not shrinking. It’s the percentage that has gone down and that’s because DC proper is absolutely booming adding 100,000 people in the last 7 years. The percentage of black people is dropping because the city is adding other races at a higher rate. DC proper is headed for a population of 1 million people in the next two decades with a density approaching 17,000 people per square mile. There is room for all races and black people that want a dense, urban, walkable lifestyle will still choose to live in cities like DC and NYC.
Most black people are moving to metro areas to live in the suburbs. Those black people that still prefer an urban dense neighborhood are still moving to DC and NYC which is why our black population is still rising, but most black people prefer suburban living now. There has been a migration to less dense suburban cities in the south where the cost of living is cheaper and the pace of life is slower. That is the lifestyle most black families historically came from for hundreds of years and many are returning to that life in the south.
This is a very good point because I’ve met lots of African Americans in Harlem and Brooklyn who aren’t from NYC. One of my good friends who lives in Harlem now left Charleston, SC to move to DC and then moved to NYC.
Atlanta doesn’t even offer the highest paying money for a salary, and neither is it a global city. Realistically the only thing ATL offers for a black man is less racism in the work force and a sense of positive community.
And this is why I’ll give ATL the Mecca title because blakck folks tend to be on the same page. But as far as money, blacks can make much more of that elsewhere.
To be honest, I don't think less racism is offered to a black man In the work place being here in Georgia, I see it every day working here and being black. That is so not true.. White's still own most and run Georgia...This is Dixie buddy. Blacks may own some business and have some government positions, very few though but that only certain districts, out side of that,,, hummm
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.. White's still own most and run Georgia...This is Dixie buddy. Blacks may own some business and have some government positions, very few though but that only certain districts, out side of that,,, hummm
