...Black People
It seems that black Americans are ditching the North and moving back to the South. Although many African Americans still live in the South, a lot moved North and West for better jobs and a better way of life, and of course to ditch the racial tensions and small minded ways of the old and somewhat new South. Over the last decade the nation's black population grew by 1.7 million, 75% of which was in the South in areas like Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Charlotte, N.C. It seems that any are moving back for the many of the reasons they left, better jobs and a better way of life. Texas was one of the few states that seemed untouched by the recession as it actually grew in population, jobs and their home values went up, unlike California who is virtually bankrupt. While New York City still holds the largest number of black people at roughly 3.7 million, the South hold 57% of the total population, which is the highest it has been since the 1960's. Texas will become a majority-minority state for the first time based on official 2010 results; its switch occurred in 2005, according to censu
s estimates. It joins Hawaii, California, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. Eight states, led by Arizona, Maryland, Nevada and Georgia, have shares of non-Hispanic whites nearing the tipping point of 50 percent. I do not see this change as being permanent, although with many old school racist dying and a new breed of Southern men and women are coming into their own this could be a good permanent. I am not totally sure how I feel about this. The South is an okay place to live, but it still seems a little behind culturally. The presence of positive blacks could go a long way in re-shaping the image of the South for the better and it could compete as an equally great place to live for forward thinkers. I still feel that this is just going to backfire somehow, but until then I will give this news a Digit Up.
It seems that black Americans are ditching the North and moving back to the South. Although many African Americans still live in the South, a lot moved North and West for better jobs and a better way of life, and of course to ditch the racial tensions and small minded ways of the old and somewhat new South. Over the last decade the nation's black population grew by 1.7 million, 75% of which was in the South in areas like Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Charlotte, N.C. It seems that any are moving back for the many of the reasons they left, better jobs and a better way of life. Texas was one of the few states that seemed untouched by the recession as it actually grew in population, jobs and their home values went up, unlike California who is virtually bankrupt. While New York City still holds the largest number of black people at roughly 3.7 million, the South hold 57% of the total population, which is the highest it has been since the 1960's. Texas will become a majority-minority state for the first time based on official 2010 results; its switch occurred in 2005, according to censu
s estimates. It joins Hawaii, California, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. Eight states, led by Arizona, Maryland, Nevada and Georgia, have shares of non-Hispanic whites nearing the tipping point of 50 percent. I do not see this change as being permanent, although with many old school racist dying and a new breed of Southern men and women are coming into their own this could be a good permanent. I am not totally sure how I feel about this. The South is an okay place to live, but it still seems a little behind culturally. The presence of positive blacks could go a long way in re-shaping the image of the South for the better and it could compete as an equally great place to live for forward thinkers. I still feel that this is just going to backfire somehow, but until then I will give this news a Digit Up.
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