Capital of Black America? (living, compared, versus, place)

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by Charlotte485

To be fair, there are a lot of articles lamenting people being pushed out of their neighborhoods as gentrification takes over. Glad that's just hype.

That's not hype; it certainly happens. But it also just so happens that DC has some Black gentrifiers in the mix too.

[Sharif662]

Originally Posted by MDAllstar

And to compare to Atlanta:
US Fact Finder

2010 ATL Population (White vs. Black)

Black Alone = 224,670
White Alone = 157,896

2017 ATL Population (White vs. Black)

Black Alone = 243,285
White Alone = 186,447

2010-2017 ATL Population (White vs. Black) Difference

Black Alone = +18,615 people
White Alone = +28,551 people


So DC proper in 61 sq. miles added more black people (+19,446) than Atlanta proper in 133 sq. miles (+18,615) contrary to popular belief. The difference is, DC is building way more in the city and growing way faster in the city than Atlanta.

Historically and even now DC's black community have generally been larger than Atlanta's black community. Matter of fact, DC had the largest black community in the U.S from 1880 to 1920.

[Jack Lance]

Does anybody think the vote total in the OP poll for Atlanta is a bit suspicious ?

[Spade]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

Does anybody think the vote total in the OP poll for Atlanta is a bit suspicious ?

no. because many black people do feel that Atlanta truly is the capital of Black America. Especially in todays time.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by Spade

no. because many black people do feel that Atlanta truly is the capital of Black America. Especially in todays time.

It seems like I just saw this poll like a couple of months ago and even though Atlanta had a nice lead it seemed a lot closer than this . I also have never seen a CD poll with this many votes period...... Anyway maybe I was mistaken and it was another similar poll I saw....

[stanley-88888888]

^ since this is a popularity poll, i actually find it suspicious that atlanta only has slightly more than half the votes. i expected it to be a landslide; however, most of the 100+ pages have thoughtful well evidenced counter-arguments.

also ironic, the metro with the largest black population has the fewest votes.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by stanley-88888888

^ since this is a popularity poll, i actually find it suspicious that atlanta only has slightly more than half the votes. i expected it to be a landslide; however, most of the 100+ pages have thoughtful well evidenced counter-arguments.

also ironic, the metro with the largest black population has the fewest votes.

NYC doesn't have the fewest votes.

[908Boi]

Originally Posted by stanley-88888888

no miami, boston, montréal options shows that this poll is only about african-american affluence and not about being black in general (including west-indians, cap-verdeans, african-americans, afro-latinés, afro-brazilians, ...).

You keep harping on this irrelevant point. Stop.

[stanley-88888888]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

NYC doesn't have the fewest votes.

huh ? mempis, tn technically has the highest percentage of black population.

Originally Posted by 908Boi

You keep harping on this irrelevant point. Stop.

you rite, i respond without checking my post history (i probably have a few repeats the black mecca thread also). i'll be good from now on.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by stanley-88888888

huh ? mempis, tn technically has the highest percentage of black population.

You said the metro with the largest Black population had the fewest votes. That's NYC. Largest =/= highest percentage.