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Lets not forget Phoenix, Arizona......Don't be fooled......Phoenix is on the come-up. Trying to relocate there soon as the house sells......(Fingers crossed)
Its not a matter of race, but a matter of socio-economics. If you have a neighborhood of wealthy Blacks, their kids stand an equal chance of becoming successful adults as Blacks raised around rich White people.
Conversely, a Black youth raised in poverty, no matter who the prevailing race is, is going to have more obstacles in their way.
At the end of the day, the only color that determines everything is neither Black nor White but GREEN.
lol, you took the time to write a serious reply to a post made in jest???
I'd say Toronto. In Toronto no one even notices that you are black. You'r just a person, an individual. I have two grandsons there that are black and I really don't think they even have an awareness of that. What they know is it seems to them that people come in a lot of different shades of colour,sizes,shapes. People have straight hair,curly hair, blond hair,black hair kinky hair,NO Hair LOL that's me. They are very fortunate to live in a completely diverse neighbourhood and all of the different people don't have labels attached to them.
I'm being a little sarcastic here obviously. Americans can't just up and leave the USA but I really think my point is valid. We are Canadians first and foremost. New Canadians pretty much have left their old culture behind after just one generation here in Canada. People still celebrate their origins but it's in a totally positive manner. When the Carabana celebration comes to Toronto every summer it's every one's celebration not just the west Indian population. Multi culturalism is really the answer to problems of race. When in your entire life you have been surrounded by literally scores of cultures race becomes really a non issue.
It's not a matter of not recognizing one's race/ethnicity, but that it doesn't matter. Canada s a bit different, but it doesn't escape the aspect of racial reality, historically or even now.
Also, it's not like Black people don't identify with their nationality in the US. If anything, outside of Natives, our roots in terms of percentage of people are longer than those of other racial group, if you think about it.
Change comes from the inside out, regardless of who you are arouns.
It's not a matter of not recognizing one's race/ethnicity, but that it doesn't matter. Canada s a bit different, but it doesn't escape the aspect of racial reality, historically or even now.
Also, it's not like Black people don't identify with their nationality in the US. If anything, outside of Natives, our roots in terms of percentage of people are longer than those of other racial group, if you think about it.
Change comes from the inside out, regardless of who you are arouns.
The black people in Canada do not have a culture that resembles anything like the black ghetto culture of the USA. Maybe some think there is some redeeming qualities in that culture but I sure don't see it. Change comes from the inside out for sure but it doesn't help to effect any change when you view yourself as just another "Homie in the hood".
It looks like crap to me. Black kids are best raised in places where there are not a lot of other black kids. All ten of those cities are thus disqualified.
Better list:
1. Boise, ID
2. Fargo, ND
3. Butte, MT
4. Huntington, WV
5. Walla Walla, WA
6. Missoula, MT
7. Dubuque, Iowa
8. Tigard, OR
9. Anchorage, AK
10. Vermillion, SD
The black people in Canada do not have a culture that resembles anything like the black ghetto culture of the USA.
You also dont have the quantity of Black superstars that the US has. Nowhere in the world does for that matter is like the US in that regard.
Including our President by the way.
I have yet to see a Canadian(that is actually elected), British, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian, Indian, Spanish or Australian head of state that is Black.
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Change comes from the inside out for sure but it doesn't help to effect any change when you view yourself as just another "Homie in the hood".
And Canada is anything but immune from the strife caused by racism.
Black people in Canada have no style or substance.
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