Houston vs. Dallas (Fort Worth, Allen, Commerce: fit in, transplants, theatre)

[Carlito Brigante]

Originally Posted by Trae713

You sound pretty mad.

LOL, I'm not mad at all. I'm just letting y'all know what's coming. It's the Houston homers who always sound mad on here and who refuse to acknowledge facts and listen to reason.

[dollaztx]

Originally Posted by ShaunJuan

Moreover, Texas is just a huge state with a low cost of living and plenty of land and opportunity. ATL has become over saturated, so more and more Black people from ATL and more and more who WOULD have moved to ATL five years ago are choosing Texas as the new hotspot for Blacks now, and since Houston and DFW are the two largest metros with the most to offer, that's where they are heading. I'm just telling you from experience as a person who has not relocated to Texas yet and who is on the outside NEAR Atlanta, and which types of Atlantans and Black people in general are going to which area, reports be damned. You may not want to listen now, but in the next few years you will notice when Houston's Black community starts looking like Hurricane Katrina hit all over again. Except this time, the lower class Black transplants won't leave in droves after a year or two. They'll only increase in numbers and set Houston's Black community back. And you know will happen then? All you snobbish, HBCU, "homegrown" Houston Black professionals who look down on Dallas's Black community and constantly try to bash Dallas to make Houston look so much better will be high tailing it up I-45 with all your belongings and your families packed trying to get in where you fit in in Dallas's Black professional community.

Amen.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by ShaunJuan

"Reports" don't replace real life experience. I spend plenty of time in Atlanta and even in places like Memphis that are majority Black but have HUGE uneducated Black populations. Too many of the latter who used to move to Atlanta to "get crunk" and many unprofessional, low class Atlantans with the same mentality now have Houston on their radar as the "next Atlanta," while many of the Educated Black professionals who are fleeing Atlanta because of all the ghetto folks and oversaturation have Dallas on their radar as a more desirable and practical place to live, work and raise a family and that is less like what they are running away from in Atlanta.

Perception is not always reality. Your personal observations aren't set in stone, and I'm sure I could easily find someone who would say the exact opposite of you. There are currently no signs pointing to Houston being the next Atlanta. We don't even have the mainstream entertainment industry to support that type of environment.

Quite frankly, only a fool would simply take your word as law without you being able to provide any evidence to support it. From your posts, I could simply ascertain that you've got something against Houston. These "facts" of yours aren't worth a dime, sir.

[ClarenceBodiker]

Good Lord, I didn't realize it was just as bad on both sides of the aisle. Some of you Dallas sunshine pumpers need to tap the brakes. Y'all are getting a little personal on both sides.


[ducks]

[Overcooked_Oatmeal]

Originally Posted by ShaunJuan

Moreover, Texas is just a huge state with a low cost of living and plenty of land and opportunity. ATL has become over saturated, so more and more Black people from ATL and more and more who WOULD have moved to ATL five years ago are choosing Texas as the new hotspot for Blacks now, and since Houston and DFW are the two largest metros with the most to offer, that's where they are heading. I'm just telling you from experience as a person who has not relocated to Texas yet and who is on the outside NEAR Atlanta, and which types of Atlantans and Black people in general are going to which area, reports be damned. You may not want to listen now, but in the next few years you will notice when Houston's Black community starts looking like Hurricane Katrina hit all over again. Except this time, the lower class Black transplants won't leave in droves after a year or two. They'll only increase in numbers and set Houston's Black community back. And you know will happen then? All you snobbish, HBCU, "homegrown" Houston Black professionals who look down on Dallas's Black community and constantly try to bash Dallas to make Houston look so much better will be high tailing it up I-45 with all your belongings and your families packed trying to get in where you fit in in Dallas's Black professional community that you claim is so lacking and non-existent.

Now I know 4/20 was yesterday, but please pass me some of what you're smoking, cause it's strong, potent, and you're an excellent writer of fictional stories!

BTW, I'm not from Houston.

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[llmrkc07]

Originally Posted by Trae713

You sound pretty mad.

They mad because they know what it is...LOL.

[Nairobi]

That Snow White gif is the fool lmao.

[First24]

No denying, the article in D-Magazine exposes some valid issues that DFW civic leaders should focus attention on. Mainly, the lack of visibility of Black professionals in the area. Ultimately, it's positive word of mouth that will attract others.

There are plenty of amenities in place, the area just needs to grow them.

Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce

Dallas Black Dance Theatre :: Stepping Ahead Across the Nation

African American Museum Dallas

Paul Quinn College and the development of an Education Highway in South Dallas.
Dallas' Education Highway

In 2011, the National Urban League Policy Institute named Dallas-Fort Worth one of the nation's Top Ten cities for Blacks to do business.
Strong diversity policies nurture black-owned businesses

[dollaztx]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

That Snow White gif is the fool lmao.

She don't have nothing on the D Town Boogie.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by dollaztx

She don't have nothing on the D Town Boogie.

...which people stopped doing, what, 4 years ago?