Many U.S. Blacks Moving to South, Reversing Trend

Gerald · 03-25-11, 12:50 PM

WASHINGTON — The percentage of the nation’s black population living in the South has hit its highest point in half a century, according to census data released Thursday, as younger and more educated black residents move out of declining cities in the Northeast and Midwest in search of better opportunities.

The share of black population growth that has occurred in the South over the past decade — the highest since 1910, before the Great Migration of blacks to the North — has upended some long-held assumptions.

Both Michigan and Illinois, whose cities have rich black cultural traditions, showed an overall loss of blacks for the first time, said William Frey, the chief demographer at the Brookings Institution.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/us...th.html?ref=us

Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?ref=us

Note: March 24, 2011

03-25-11, 02:55 PM

I got to admit I find it more weird that we spend money to keep tabs on them like this.

On topic though perhaps its is a younger generation who have learned to overlook our past.

I could always use more party friends, one calls it "Party like a White boy", even though I'm not totally sure what that means.

nikimcbee · 03-25-11, 05:46 PM

You had me at Mi and Il,, say no more.

Gerald · 03-25-11, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Slyguy3129

I got to admit I find it more weird that we spend money to keep tabs on them like this.

On topic though perhaps its is a younger generation who have learned to overlook our past.

I could always use more party friends, one calls it "Party like a White boy", even though I'm not totally sure what that means.

Celebrate the night away with your new friends

03-25-11, 12:50 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Many U.S. Blacks Moving to South, Reversing Trend WASHINGTON — The percentage of the nation’s black population living in the South has hit its highest point in half a century, according to census data released Thursday, as younger and more educated black residents move out of declining cities in the Northeast and Midwest in search of better opportunities. The share of black population growth that has occurred in the South over the past decade — the highest since 1910, before the Great Migration of blacks to the North — has upended some long-held assumptions. Both Michigan and Illinois, whose cities have rich black cultural traditions, showed an overall loss of blacks for the first time, said William Frey, the chief demographer at the Brookings Institution. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/us...th.html?ref=us Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map?ref=us Note: March 24, 2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

03-25-11, 05:46 PM	#3
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03-25-11, 02:55 PM	#2
Slyguy3129 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I got to admit I find it more weird that we spend money to keep tabs on them like this. On topic though perhaps its is a younger generation who have learned to overlook our past. I could always use more party friends, one calls it "Party like a White boy", even though I'm not totally sure what that means.