As a Black Californian, what do you consider the state’s biggest challenges? Thanks in advance for Buying our Book Series “Black Icons” 👉🏽 blackamerica.link/balsminibook1-youtube
The high cost of living, illegal immigration, earthquakes, homeless. I'm from southern California I'm tired of California. God willing I am moving to Vancouver, WA I like weather, and scenery. Or I consider to moving to Waldorf, MD
Does not California have some of the same opportunities that you talk about now. So you are getting paid to do what, given time Texas just like Florida about to be just like California rent going up everywhere okay thank you.
I saw some NON Black People in the comments spreading hate and confusion per usual... Y'all literally go out of your way to follow us, all so you can be hateful. It speaks volumes. Your obsession with us is extremely sick. Seek help.
That's all anybody Black with any sense is talking about. A bunch of them are begging to be "Real Americans" instead of focusing on things that are actually achievable. Like... Becoming Investors, Millionaires etc etc etc.
I lived in Sacramento California for 3 years then left in 2021 nearly broke and jobless moved to Las Vegas in 2021 to 2024 and now looking at moving into management in hospitality for a major hotel resort chain. Good move!
they are running away from what they voted for and set up in their state to run it in the ground then they move to better run States and vote the same way go figure you can never Escape being dumb
I live in Cali and the opposite is happening. There are large apartment complexes popping up like weeds everywhere and it is becoming more and more overcrowded. The rents are sky high also. That means high income people from other states are moving to CA and low income people from CA are moving out of state.
As a lifelong Black Californian I’ve seen people leave only to come back a few years later. When you’re from here, it can be very difficult to deal with the climates and culture of other places. California is expensive for a REASON. We have beautiful topography, weather, always lots to do, very fresh produce (since most of it is from here in the state), and literally one whole side of the state is coastline, which means we also have hundreds of beaches. We have all the best theme parks and world renowned destinations from Napa Valley to Silicon Valley to Hollywood and everything in between. A lot of Black Californians realize after living in places like Atlanta or Houston that those places are great for weekend visits or to party, but not really great places to live. The fruit don’t taste the same other places and the vibe is just unmatched. Most of the Black people I grew up with still live here and the reality is Cali is not becoming less Black, it’s just that the Black population is more decentralized instead of just living in Oakland or South Central. Now we’re all over the state including in the desert. Most of the Black people that chose to not sell their homes or their parents homes are doing just fine. I know several Black people either buying or recently bought homes out here; most of us ain’t EVER leaving! 😎🌴☀️🌊
Correct. Sometimes it's the politics at the moment or a short-lived opportunity somewhere else. But it's hard living in America when you are from carefree states. America in general have some cultural problems and some states are f miserable.
Can't wait until my turn to dip. Most I know went to Vegas but the wages are low so even with low home prices it's a stretch. I'm leaning towards ATL or somewhere on the east coast or Abroad 🛫
If you don’t mind the Northeast, look at a place like Middletown NY due to being relatively affordable, a largely middle class black population, commuter rail to NYC and it is a growing, diverse area. Further inland in the Northeast is more affordable and any decent sized metro area has a good sized black population.
I feel like a lot of black people who ancestors left the south and moved to the north or out west are retuning back to the south. That is what i did I love living in the south feels like home. I moved from upstate NY and I do not miss the north at all.
One of my good friends moved to Florida. He and his family lasted a little over 2 years and they moved back. They said it was the biggest mistake they made. From a societal standpoint they encountered culture shock and the weather extremes heat humidity and storms were too much. Sometimes the grass dead and withred on the other side of the fence.
Georgia has great PR that has attracted blacks from across the country, but there is no opportunities for those who have not been transferred there by multinational cooperations. It is very difficult to find opportunities there afresh.
Don't sell us out. Our traffic is tolerable, our beaches are beautiful, our people are kind and sensible. Jobs plentiful and Small business oriented And I want to keep it that way. 😂. Don't come to NC.
Black people should not leave. It’s their plan to get u out of California and make it hard for you to come back to live there Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, Gardena, Inglewood, Lynwood, etc. are prime areas where development will happen and great opportunities SO DON’T LEAVE
They are coming to the South and parts of the Midwest. I'm a truck driver and I've seen California license plates all over the country but particularly in those regions. And neighbouring states such as Arizona and Nevada.
California is a beautiful state to live in. Affordability is an issue, but that is now becoming the issue everywhere. I understand that many people are leaving California, but the question is, how many are moving TO California? People talk about the homeless in California, but that is because of the climate, people can live on the street, even in winter. Housing is a problem.
What folks don't seem to understand is the hood is the hood, period. That's why Quik made that song "Jus Lyke Compton" all them years ago. They're trying to make Cali look bad right now in particular because of the whole "defund the police" and legislation passing on not giving big sentences for smaller offenses and the youngsters are playing right into their hands. Making it look like a bad destination for traveling and/or moving here to hurt the economy and make Cali's governing body play by their rules. Trust, people are being robbed/killed in all the other major cities in the nation that have sides of town with a lot of low income residences regularly as well but there's a POINT to report on Cali like it's a war zone right now.
I left for Atlanta, Georgia because it was more affordable and came back to L.A. in less than a year. I couldn’t do it. I was being asked to sell my soul to get opportunities that I could easily get here at home. Affordable living and greasy food while selling me soul wasn’t it. 🤷🏽♀️But I’ll go back to visit for the Black history and events, etc.
I was born and raised in Atlanta but have lived most of my adult years in SoCal. To get the equivalent living conditions you darn near have to spend downtown SD money of you'd want to feel at home back south. As far as selling your soul goes, that's not a hyperbole.
I’m forever grateful to my mom who worked two jobs and went to school to become an occupational and physical therapist! She realized her dream of having her own business and is now living in Santa Barbara. I couldn’t afford SB as I got older and moved to Colorado Springs. I love it here!
FBA's, from California, don't be fooled by states with no income taxes: they make it up in high property taxes, high sales taxes, and higher energy costs depending on the state. Retirement income from Social Security income is not taxed in California. Oh, none of these states have the job market like California. Your job opportunities are based on your job skills, training, and education. California has the most colleges of any state in the Nation, once again, don't be fooled FBA's from Cali!
@@otisbenjamin3911 Wrong! All you see is race and that is why you "think" race/ethnicity impacts your job opportunities! I am a FBA who has multiple degrees, a professional. I have been making over $100k for more than a decade. I am a veteran of the USAF and in civilian life work in the Aerospace/Defense industry. I decided to increase income by self teaching myself to be a Full-Stack web Developer as a side job. I continue to be financially literate and invest my money and not squander it like most FBA's do. I have always worked at fortune 500 companies with no problem. Why would fortune 500 Aerospace/Defense companies hire this FBA? Maybe because I have the right skills that they need for the work that have, just a thought.
ADOS from cali should go about this entire nation to get opportunity. It’s just playing the game based on how the world works today. ADOS from cali and anywhere else do what’s best for you and your family LONG TERM. #ADOS
@@otisbenjamin3911Yes and no. If you're unskilled labor, then--yes, you will struggle. If you're degreed, you actually have greater opportunities because we're tokens. The stress may be overwhelming though. Where there's a will, there's a way here.
Great video, I love it. ❤ Just in my opinion, the states you mentioned are no comparison to California. The cost of living may be lower in those states but so is the minimum wage. Florida and Georgia are very cool. But Arizona, Texas, Nevada nice but all are hotter than hell. California is very diverse overall. Please make more videos like this.
I’m staying in CA…The biggest challenges are the cost of living,taxes and the homelessness issue is out of hand.I’m surrounded by other minorities who don’t bother me so I’m definitely staying.
@@michellerosebrown As long as I can find affordable housing I’ll stay.I know people who’ve moved and they end up moving back.The wages are lower where they live and there’s no public transportation or it runs slow.They end up struggling and so they move back.
I'm black and left Texas for California. I make double in LA than I did in Dallas. Texas is really not cheap anymore. If I'm gonna pay high rent, I'd rather do it in a place with nicer weather. There is always something happening here. LA has a ton of black people. It's just a diverse city. I love it here!
@@sladewilson377 I don't know what Mexicanised means. Yes, there is a large Mexican population. Especially in East LA and South Central. But I have met people from all over the world here.
@@yolandagrant8414 the point is there is a clear Mexicans are far far bigger than any other group in LA. LA is 46% Hispanic (that’s just including the legal population) 28% white 11% Asian 8% Black Thus,Hispanics outnumber all the other groups combined. Over 75% of Mexicans in LA are also Mexican. The point is that the southwest is to Hispanics what the south is to blacks. It’s their homeland.
I went to AZ last year to work at a few venues for the Super Bowl, and I got two speeding tickeks for doing 5-10miles over the speed limit costing me all that I had earned for work there. That red state 💩left a bad impression for me
And high property tax and car insurance hot as hell year round, Horrible road conditions, potholes and the whole nine, Dull prairie land looking landscape 😅 I use to live in Texas and I took my happy Azz back to Georgia. 😅 No place like Georgia! Home sweet home 🏡 😊
I've been to California several times and to be honest it doesn't have enough black people for me. White Americans plenty of Hispanic Mexican Americans and Asian Americans. Few Black Ppleople
We moved to Vegas several years ago from Los Angeles. Let me tell you that Las Vegas was a true nightmare! Along with the scorching heat, super low wages, the terrible way the local government was running things, the open prostitution and s3x trafficking, terrible job market, no beaches and nothing to do because trust me you will get tired of the strip which is full of prostitutes and pimps, and much more. We moved right back to sunny Southern California and here to stay.
thank you for the video. interesting. because of concern and love for Black ppl, it compels to better contextualize, remind Us of and correct some things. not tryin to defend cali. I am resident. but truthfully there is no area in the u.s. that could be considered an acceptable space for the health and well being of Black people. western domination permeates the country. the debilitating effects of white supremacy is everywhere. any time We make any measurable progress, just say financially as a group, there is always a whitelash, policy wise, legally, and many times fatally. We have to stop fooling Ourselves that We can move to a “better area “ and find peace and happiness. it has always been either We stay divided or minimally organized and accept the current anti-Black paradigm and suffer the ramifications of that, or We adequately organize and unite and make major progress, but get beat down, killed, lied on as a result, and have everything taken away. We are in a no win situation here. florida is trying to abolish the teaching of accurate Black history and doing other dastardly things. miami is expensive. atlanta is expensive and isn’t georgia the home of a granite mountain where confederate icons are carved out(stone mountain)? do We even need to talk about texas? austin is not cheap and what about their power grid issues and environment? texas has always been a white supremacy bastion. and yes california tries to be slick and covert with their racism, but it gets blatant out here too. I’m sure you’ve heard about the reparations effort. there is no safe haven for Black ppl in this joint. please mention that when you make these type videos. Black ppl have been misled about things for centuries, which has resulted in much suffering. We should make sure We are not a source of that, try to break vicious cycles and stop trying to reinvent the wheel every generation. peace and love
It's sad bm won't go to the Supreme Court or the world Court. Why the only time the bm ever fought in court was for interracial access? 3 whole cases filed fresh off the plantation 🤔. Has he lost his fight in him since they won that? Is that all the bm really care about? I ask cause scripture already states they'll be less bm.
I moved to AZ in 2016 and I will never return to CA. I initially wanted to move to NV, but there are too many catches. AZ rent, housing, and vehicle registration is cheaper, jobs pay a little better, more tech companies are moving in and property taxes aren't bad.
I'm in NE Ohio, and there's a lot of southern Californians who've moved up here too. All citing the same things listed in this video. I've met a few who said it was purely for work, and the move was covered. Like some have for Nestle here.
Ohio that's funny. No one from the Bay Area would move there to work for Nestles when you have Apple, Google, Meta/Facebook, UA-cam, Nvidia, AMD, Netflix's, Instagram and hundreds of relevant multi-billion dollar companies in California to work at and No Snow or mosquitoes to deal with for Ohio. 😅
You maybe moving to get away from high cost of living. It will not last long because the more people move in the more the cost of living will go up. The problem comes in when you have the same mindset that you left with.
I think in the future California will become a place that only rich people will be able to live full time and people who aren't rich maybe they can go there to work for the rich people, outside of that it will just be a vacation spot.
In Texas, I hope they are paying attention to the government. I am in SC and they just passed a law for open carry. Our public schools are horrible and it is racist and I live in a more moderate city. We are planning on moving either to another state or abroad.
Be glad you live in a constitutional carry state. California has very strict gun laws, and you see how that’s turned out. IMO, firearms are the great equalizer.
I knew my state Georgia would be on the list, hell everybody is moving down here. I see so many outta state license plates all over 285, i-20, and i-75. I'm I even in Georgia ? 😮😅
@@cindyhewitt9723 Good! Let them! I don’t care! I’m free. I’m not a slave. I can go wherever I want to go in this world. I’m not going to stay somewhere I’m not welcomed. But that’s just me.
I’m 39 and I’m native to California. I’ve lived in Detroit & Maryland for college. But after finished college and moving back to CA in ‘07, I’ll never leave here. Invest in assets heavily to outweigh your liabilities and you WON’T get priced out. The only people that got priced out from here didn’t invest in any assets and got priced out with the rise of inflation.
As a Californian, I can say this list is accurate. NC can be added too. Though CA always has an influx of people as well. The numbers don't show a mass exodus, but more are leaving than entering. As u see, most of us aren't interested at all in moving to cold weather destinations lol!!
Didn’t mention how many are moving into CA. Should show the net. Also higher income in CA to go along with higher cost of living. I have friends who have moved to Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. On the other hand my new neighbor is from Texas. Bought a 4,000 sq. ft. 6 bedroom home by looking at the video on line. Physically saw it after buying it!
Consider that California was a place to which black Texans migrated so for some it was a return to be nearer to relatives. As a child, summer vacations were spent to return "down home."
Nah. Not in state with an average home price you probably can't afford. And that's over $500,000. BLACK PEOPLE ARE MOVING WHERE WE FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, and aren't struggling ECONOMICALLY!!! AND CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE OF POOR MONEY MANAGEMENT.
I live here in Las Vegas now 20 years from California. It's no where near as cheap here as it once was. Housing market has risen exponentially as well as rent. It's now becoming a place where you're stuck in the middle competing against investors and those that sell their homes to purchase more of a home here, impacts first time buyers constantly getting out bid on cash purchases.
Blacks not really leaving the state. We moving to the suburbs Antioch Moreno Valley Tracy Lancaster. Still a significant amount of us in the Bay and LA.
And some are headed to North Carolina. Please don't come to South Carolina please,I have nothing good to say. I'm so glad more blacks are in San Antonio TX. So glad you made this update. I'm 😮 at Florida,but I understand.😊
We keep running around in circles, searching for never never land. California is really the only place that makes any kind of sense socially and culturally in this country. There’s opportunities any and everywhere if you just hustle and apply yourself. Stop looking for acceptance and focus on handling your business.
That is so sad I watched the demographics in South LA change within a decade I know it sounds appealing to sale Your home in Los Angeles go buy Big in the south, but the ancestors left there a long time ago, so no need to go back. We got a hold onto what we got.
I live here in Fl and I am black and I am leaving. Rent here is high. For a 2 bedroom you are paying 1280, I live on the space coast and if you are not at NASA you can hang it up. No jobs are not that good here. i been here for 30-plus years. My daughter move to Denver and she makes 40 a hour here you only make 18 or 14 People that I know that work in the hospital make nothing. Now I do not know where you are getting your information but many blacks are leaving
I just left Denver a few days ago I delivered a freight load out there, I didn't see many black people out there it's mostly whytes and Hispanics (Mexicans).
1,280 is cheap. I'm paying 1,500 for a studio in California. Either way, jobs aren't paying enough for the middle class to make a descent living. God help us all.
@Welcometothenow. I'm born and raised in southern California. You don't want waste your time and money coming to California. Just like you said you would be working to live there. It's just too expensive to live in California. The cost of living is high, homeless, illegal immigration and crime caused by illegal immigration. You don't want to live in a border state trust me.
I'm GOOD on moving away unless it's to Africa to retire.... the internet runs the World and tech companies are largely in CA so why leave???.... more money, more opportunities and BETTER weather and politics.
There is no way in hell I would ever move to any of the states mentioned. California is beautiful. Yes is expensive but the cost of living is soaring everywhere. We have a few knuckleheads, but for the most part I’m surrounded by other minorities in a way that I know I never would be in any of the American southern states
I hope those same ppl that left did t have aspirations for prosperity . We need progress in LA. Errrbody scared. And I KNOW the challenge. Rent, kids u love and want to feed. I MOVED here because it was economicly haywire. Had to be a lesson in there SOMEwhere. And I stayed. And it’s tuff, and I’m homeless with 2 LLCZ. One way or the other, ima figure this. And make my move. I’m not leaving .
I have been all over the United States and no way in hell I'm leaving California to go live in some other states, especially the south or the midwest, no way in hell
I lived in NV and my bills made up for what I paid in CA. Also my wages was less than what I got in CA. The weather was killing me 😂😂😂🤣🤣. But NV is starting to get expensive bc of all these stadiums.
It definitely is though. Grew up in Houston and go back often. Had property there as well after my Dad passed. The taxes were definitely more affordable than Cali… and more affordable than taxes in Atlanta and surrounding metroplexes as well.
@@KFontLab The house may be cheaper in Texas, but the property tax percentage is lower in California. The property tax payment may be less in Texas, but if the home prices were the same, you'd be paying a lot less in California. Also, keep in mind, Texas re-evaluates the home values every year which increases the property tax price annually, whereas California only re-calculates it if you're selling your home or doing major renovations. So, the property tax burden lowers the longer you keep your home in Cali.
As African-American that lived in California I don't know who is misinforming y'all about Georgia!! Georgia is not kumbaya there is no unity it is not diverse!! It is very racially segregated if you are from California it is a whole another way of living!! And it is not welcoming! And the rent is sky high so please don't be fooled and the job market is not good and they don't pay a lot of money please do your homework before you try to relocate there 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
As a Black Californian, what do you consider the state’s biggest challenges?
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The high cost of living, illegal immigration, earthquakes, homeless. I'm from southern California I'm tired of California. God willing I am moving to Vancouver, WA I like weather, and scenery. Or I consider to moving to Waldorf, MD
LA been in a renaissance period for the 🌮🌯 community for decades now there is nothing left and a new wave is in effect
@katyarnold-ji8sv The same reasons why I left Southern California.
Does not California have some of the same opportunities that you talk about now. So you are getting paid to do what, given time Texas just like Florida about to be just like California rent going up everywhere okay thank you.
I saw some NON Black People in the comments spreading hate and confusion per usual... Y'all literally go out of your way to follow us, all so you can be hateful. It speaks volumes. Your obsession with us is extremely sick. Seek help.
Obsession is real
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Real talk we not worried about you let us live. Gotta be nosy as always. This has nothing to do with you.
My thoughts exactly exactly. 💯
I think the only thing black people ask is to do is to leave them alone
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Facts
That's all anybody Black with any sense is talking about. A bunch of them are begging to be "Real Americans" instead of focusing on things that are actually achievable. Like... Becoming Investors, Millionaires etc etc etc.
Right!!
You are correct.
I lived in Sacramento California for 3 years then left in 2021 nearly broke and jobless moved to Las Vegas in 2021 to 2024 and now looking at moving into management in hospitality for a major hotel resort chain. Good move!
They arent "running away". They are moving, just like millions of other people🙄
Racism and racist latinos
I agree. They made it sound like we we’re escaping from a plantation!🤦🏾♀️
Good to hear it's more like _running to..._
they are running away from what they voted for and set up in their state to run it in the ground then they move to better run States and vote the same way go figure you can never Escape being dumb
😂 shit speak for yourself I'm darting gots to go
I'm staying. Love it here.
Amen 🙏🏿
I want to move there too just not sure which area but I will definitely keep my travels there and look around more
You must like Mexico and Chinatown
I live in Cali and the opposite is happening. There are large apartment complexes popping up like weeds everywhere and it is becoming more and more overcrowded. The rents are sky high also. That means high income people from other states are moving to CA and low income people from CA are moving out of state.
I think it's the opposite more low income are moving in and high income are moving out.
Both are moving out. Census data shows it
I love california this is my home state ❤️ i have a great education. Put god first and all things will come into place Amen.
Well said
Amen
As a lifelong Black Californian I’ve seen people leave only to come back a few years later. When you’re from here, it can be very difficult to deal with the climates and culture of other places. California is expensive for a REASON. We have beautiful topography, weather, always lots to do, very fresh produce (since most of it is from here in the state), and literally one whole side of the state is coastline, which means we also have hundreds of beaches. We have all the best theme parks and world renowned destinations from Napa Valley to Silicon Valley to Hollywood and everything in between. A lot of Black Californians realize after living in places like Atlanta or Houston that those places are great for weekend visits or to party, but not really great places to live. The fruit don’t taste the same other places and the vibe is just unmatched. Most of the Black people I grew up with still live here and the reality is Cali is not becoming less Black, it’s just that the Black population is more decentralized instead of just living in Oakland or South Central. Now we’re all over the state including in the desert. Most of the Black people that chose to not sell their homes or their parents homes are doing just fine. I know several Black people either buying or recently bought homes out here; most of us ain’t EVER leaving! 😎🌴☀️🌊
This is also true
As a Hispanic I agree no place like Cali .
Correct. Sometimes it's the politics at the moment or a short-lived opportunity somewhere else. But it's hard living in America when you are from carefree states. America in general have some cultural problems and some states are f miserable.
I miss CA after moving to Alaska. I miss the big cities, the people, the sun shines, the beaches and fresh produce.. Making my way back next year..
It's racist AF and hard to get a job due to discrimination I've done better in Red States
Can't wait until my turn to dip. Most I know went to Vegas but the wages are low so even with low home prices it's a stretch. I'm leaning towards ATL or somewhere on the east coast or Abroad 🛫
Just don't bring the not wanting to stick together attitude that a lot of West Coast blacks have with you.
You might want to stay away from ATL and the southeast. Same thing here low wages high cost. Aboard may be more appealing just saying.
If you don’t mind the Northeast, look at a place like Middletown NY due to being relatively affordable, a largely middle class black population, commuter rail to NYC and it is a growing, diverse area. Further inland in the Northeast is more affordable and any decent sized metro area has a good sized black population.
@@bubblybubbles4023The OP already identifies as mixed, so...🤷🏽♀️
@@bubblybubbles4023What state do BP actually stick together?I’ll wait.
I just movies back to California from Arizona it feels good to be home
I feel like a lot of black people who ancestors left the south and moved to the north or out west are retuning back to the south. That is what i did I love living in the south feels like home. I moved from upstate NY and I do not miss the north at all.
The north sucks there’s nothing but weirdoes their
One of my good friends moved to Florida. He and his family lasted a little over 2 years and they moved back. They said it was the biggest mistake they made. From a societal standpoint they encountered culture shock and the weather extremes heat humidity and storms were too much. Sometimes the grass dead and withred on the other side of the fence.
Georgia has great PR that has attracted blacks from across the country, but there is no opportunities for those who have not been transferred there by multinational cooperations. It is very difficult to find opportunities there afresh.
It's no opportunity in California
Only state missing from this assessment is North Carolina, solid content here.
Don't sell us out. Our traffic is tolerable, our beaches are beautiful, our people are kind and sensible. Jobs plentiful and Small business oriented And I want to keep it that way. 😂. Don't come to NC.
@@Repentedandsaved ha! Change is the only constant
And yall airport sucks 😅 all I sew was black airline employees buck dancing for white southerners. I could be wrong the city may be different?
Black people should not leave. It’s their plan to get u out of California and make it hard for you to come back to live there Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, Gardena, Inglewood, Lynwood, etc. are prime areas where development will happen and great opportunities SO DON’T LEAVE
Black man here just bought my condo in Long Beach 🌴✊🏽
Imagine if that happens in Detroit and Chicago??? Waking up yet..😢😮
They are coming to the South and parts of the Midwest. I'm a truck driver and I've seen California license plates all over the country but particularly in those regions.
And neighbouring states such as Arizona and Nevada.
YOU better stop them
Yep a lot of ppl are moving to Detroit from Cali.
We ain’t moving there 😂
California is a beautiful state to live in. Affordability is an issue, but that is now becoming the issue everywhere. I understand that many people are leaving California, but the question is, how many are moving TO California? People talk about the homeless in California, but that is because of the climate, people can live on the street, even in winter. Housing is a problem.
Other states actually bus they’re homeless to CA since we’re nicer to the homeless.That needs to stop and CA needs to sue those other states.
@@IAMHERE486 Yep. They only advertise it with immigrants when they think they can score points. They been busing people in for decades.
Yup!! One day yo can be at the beach and the next day in the snow
What folks don't seem to understand is the hood is the hood, period. That's why Quik made that song "Jus Lyke Compton" all them years ago. They're trying to make Cali look bad right now in particular because of the whole "defund the police" and legislation passing on not giving big sentences for smaller offenses and the youngsters are playing right into their hands. Making it look like a bad destination for traveling and/or moving here to hurt the economy and make Cali's governing body play by their rules. Trust, people are being robbed/killed in all the other major cities in the nation that have sides of town with a lot of low income residences regularly as well but there's a POINT to report on Cali like it's a war zone right now.
@bonniefells, it gets cold in California during the winter. People may live on the streets, however that doesn't mean they are not cold.
I live in FL now and relocation as at the top of my priorities. The cost of living is VERY high and the politikkks are po li ticking
I left for Atlanta, Georgia because it was more affordable and came back to L.A. in less than a year. I couldn’t do it. I was being asked to sell my soul to get opportunities that I could easily get here at home. Affordable living and greasy food while selling me soul wasn’t it. 🤷🏽♀️But I’ll go back to visit for the Black history and events, etc.
Was it hard to move back to CA after leaving?I live in NorCal and I find jobs to be easier to get now.Welcome Back!
would love to connect with you. I live between LA & Atlanta
We criticize so harshly each other all the time. Your reference towards greasy food, really. Let's stop the unnecessary criticism once and for all.
I was born and raised in Atlanta but have lived most of my adult years in SoCal. To get the equivalent living conditions you darn near have to spend downtown SD money of you'd want to feel at home back south. As far as selling your soul goes, that's not a hyperbole.
Looks like you said No to Diddy's parties 😂
For 2 main reasons, high cost of living & the Mexicans are running them out.
The Mexicans are?? That's interesting to hear/know.
Florida is super racist.
Think you mean the Illegals are which flood in by the hundreds per day
Arizona headed down that path...expensive here and the Mexicans here take care of their own.
Yeah I was out there a week ago delivering a freight load and I thought I was in Mexico 😅 I might have seen 5 black people in a week span😮
I’m forever grateful to my mom who worked two jobs and went to school to become an occupational and physical therapist! She realized her dream of having her own business and is now living in Santa Barbara. I couldn’t afford SB as I got older and moved to Colorado Springs. I love it here!
Santa Barbara is absolutely beautiful.
OAN... The brunette in your pfp is STUNNING❣
(And bizarrely, the other one looks almost _exactly_ like my neighbor/friend.)
@@Blissid_Waters thanks that’s me. The other girl is my cousin🙂
FBA's, from California, don't be fooled by states with no income taxes: they make it up in high property taxes, high sales taxes, and higher energy costs depending on the state. Retirement income from Social Security income is not taxed in California. Oh, none of these states have the job market like California. Your job opportunities are based on your job skills, training, and education. California has the most colleges of any state in the Nation, once again, don't be fooled FBA's from Cali!
Yep ! Texas is the perfect example 😅
Your job opportunities are based on your race/ethnicity; be truthful.
@@otisbenjamin3911 Wrong! All you see is race and that is why you "think" race/ethnicity impacts your job opportunities! I am a FBA who has multiple degrees, a professional. I have been making over $100k for more than a decade. I am a veteran of the USAF and in civilian life work in the Aerospace/Defense industry. I decided to increase income by self teaching myself to be a Full-Stack web Developer as a side job. I continue to be financially literate and invest my money and not squander it like most FBA's do. I have always worked at fortune 500 companies with no problem. Why would fortune 500 Aerospace/Defense companies hire this FBA? Maybe because I have the right skills that they need for the work that have, just a thought.
ADOS from cali should go about this entire nation to get opportunity. It’s just playing the game based on how the world works today. ADOS from cali and anywhere else do what’s best for you and your family LONG TERM. #ADOS
@@otisbenjamin3911Yes and no. If you're unskilled labor, then--yes, you will struggle. If you're degreed, you actually have greater opportunities because we're tokens. The stress may be overwhelming though. Where there's a will, there's a way here.
Great video, I love it. ❤
Just in my opinion, the states you mentioned are no comparison to California. The cost of living may be lower in those states but so is the minimum wage. Florida and Georgia are very cool. But Arizona, Texas, Nevada nice but all are hotter than hell. California is very diverse overall. Please make more videos like this.
I’m staying in CA…The biggest challenges are the cost of living,taxes and the homelessness issue is out of hand.I’m surrounded by other minorities who don’t bother me so I’m definitely staying.
Good. I don’t blame you.
@@michellerosebrown As long as I can find affordable housing I’ll stay.I know people who’ve moved and they end up moving back.The wages are lower where they live and there’s no public transportation or it runs slow.They end up struggling and so they move back.
Don’t forget the racism
@jimbobfisher8904 Cry me a river. Everything is racism let you tell it. I don't feel oppressed and I'm 53.
@@jimbobfisher8904I live in the Bay Area and honestly I don’t really deal with that here.
I'm on my out too, Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida are the leading destinations for me. I'll narrow it down soon though.
Atlanta called and said NO MORE PEOPLE!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
There are suburbs that aren't too crowded.
It's so crowded here in Miami. Housing is very expensive.
Californians moving made Vegas living unaffordable.
Too hot in Vegas. No way
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I'm a Californian however I've lived in Hawaii nearly 40 years and retired. No state tax on retirement so I remained here
Nope!! I'm not leaving! People have always traveled around the country and world! Budget your money effectively and you can live where you want! 🏝🏖🏝
I love to see this definitely sharing‼‼‼
I'm NOT LEAVING. BORN & RAISED. In California. I do have some family who have moved to Texas. BUT, THEY ALWAYS END UP MOVING BACC.
Me too. I ain't going no where lol..@BUCK9110
@@BLKAmericanNCuban7 me neither! 🌴🌁
Thanks for the info.
I'm black and left Texas for California. I make double in LA than I did in Dallas. Texas is really not cheap anymore. If I'm gonna pay high rent, I'd rather do it in a place with nicer weather. There is always something happening here. LA has a ton of black people. It's just a diverse city. I love it here!
LA has the 2nd most mexicans on the planet after Mexico city. The Mexicans took their land back😂😂
LA is predominantly Mexican. Its crazy as to how Mexicanised that region of the US. The Mexicans have taken back their land 😂😂
@@sladewilson377 I don't know what Mexicanised means. Yes, there is a large Mexican population. Especially in East LA and South Central. But I have met people from all over the world here.
@@yolandagrant8414 the point is there is a clear Mexicans are far far bigger than any other group in LA.
LA is 46% Hispanic (that’s just including the legal population)
28% white
11% Asian
8% Black
Thus,Hispanics outnumber all the other groups combined. Over 75% of Mexicans in LA are also Mexican.
The point is that the southwest is to Hispanics what the south is to blacks. It’s their homeland.
@@yolandagrant8414 LA is over 46% Hispanic. Over 40% of the city speaks Spanish
LA is only 28% white
11% Asian
8% Black.
Great points ❤
Please come to Arizona we welcome you😊
I went to AZ last year to work at a few venues for the Super Bowl, and I got two speeding tickeks for doing 5-10miles over the speed limit costing me all that I had earned for work there. That red state 💩left a bad impression for me
I liked AZ when I visited. Everyone seemed to get along quite well.
I'm surprised that NC isn't on the list
That's what I said 😅
Yep Carolina should also be included
No to Texas, flooding, fire ants, guns, gators, to many "others", Good ole network, violence, flooding, mosquitos, heat, humidity,
And high property tax and car insurance hot as hell year round, Horrible road conditions, potholes and the whole nine, Dull prairie land looking landscape 😅 I use to live in Texas and I took my happy Azz back to Georgia. 😅
No place like Georgia! Home sweet home 🏡 😊
There's a lot of violence and guns in California and throughout the country.
Where in Texas are y’all talking about? I can tell you guys have never been.
@anamcara5843
That sounds like any place in AmeriKKKa.....
@@RaiderClarke312 And that's the crux. There's trouble everywhere in varying degrees.
Being only 3% of the population in California, its time to go back from whence our families came from....
Alot of those places still remain poor. Arkansas isn't progressive 😒.
Don't leave California too soon, you may miss out on reparations that are coming (it passed in 2023). 😎
The Deep South 💪💯
Never forget your roots.
And there's plenty of affordable "land to buy" to build a dream home and plant a vast garden 🏡
@@justme2272Arkansas is very progressive I can tell you never been in the Little Rock, Jonesboro or far Northwest AR(Fayetteville) areas
@@dubreil07 You slow I can tell you’ve never been here
I've been to California several times and to be honest it doesn't have enough black people for me. White Americans plenty of Hispanic Mexican Americans and Asian Americans. Few Black Ppleople
The same can be said for the western USA, its just white, asian and Latin
People
Go to Inglewood Oakland Compton. Your probably visiting San Diego
We moved to Vegas several years ago from Los Angeles. Let me tell you that Las Vegas was a true nightmare! Along with the scorching heat, super low wages, the terrible way the local government was running things, the open prostitution and s3x trafficking, terrible job market, no beaches and nothing to do because trust me you will get tired of the strip which is full of prostitutes and pimps, and much more. We moved right back to sunny Southern California and here to stay.
Not to mention the poor water quality, road construction and crime. I’ll be relocating to cali in a month. VEGAS IS THE WORSE.
Thank you I want to move to Cali so bad
I live in Maryland and I like it, HOWEVER My next move will be Away from the United States of America altogether.
From Wilmington California to Houston Texas i do miss motorcycle riding 365 days a year
thank you for the video. interesting. because of concern and love for Black ppl, it compels to better contextualize, remind Us of and correct some things. not tryin to defend cali. I am resident. but truthfully there is no area in the u.s. that could be considered an acceptable space for the health and well being of Black people. western domination permeates the country. the debilitating effects of white supremacy is everywhere. any time We make any measurable progress, just say financially as a group, there is always a whitelash, policy wise, legally, and many times fatally. We have to stop fooling Ourselves that We can move to a “better area “ and find peace and happiness. it has always been either We stay divided or minimally organized and accept the current anti-Black paradigm and suffer the ramifications of that, or We adequately organize and unite and make major progress, but get beat down, killed, lied on as a result, and have everything taken away. We are in a no win situation here. florida is trying to abolish the teaching of accurate Black history and doing other dastardly things. miami is expensive. atlanta is expensive and isn’t georgia the home of a granite mountain where confederate icons are carved out(stone mountain)? do We even need to talk about texas? austin is not cheap and what about their power grid issues and environment? texas has always been a white supremacy bastion. and yes california tries to be slick and covert with their racism, but it gets blatant out here too. I’m sure you’ve heard about the reparations effort. there is no safe haven for Black ppl in this joint. please mention that when you make these type videos. Black ppl have been misled about things for centuries, which has resulted in much suffering. We should make sure We are not a source of that, try to break vicious cycles and stop trying to reinvent the wheel every generation. peace and love
It's sad bm won't go to the Supreme Court or the world Court. Why the only time the bm ever fought in court was for interracial access? 3 whole cases filed fresh off the plantation 🤔. Has he lost his fight in him since they won that? Is that all the bm really care about? I ask cause scripture already states they'll be less bm.
If this is the case why don't we just all move out of the country!
I moved to AZ in 2016 and I will never return to CA. I initially wanted to move to NV, but there are too many catches. AZ rent, housing, and vehicle registration is cheaper, jobs pay a little better, more tech companies are moving in and property taxes aren't bad.
I'm in NE Ohio, and there's a lot of southern Californians who've moved up here too. All citing the same things listed in this video. I've met a few who said it was purely for work, and the move was covered. Like some have for Nestle here.
Same here in Upstate NY, as there is an increase in tech manufacturing and other related jobs coming this way.
Ohio that's funny. No one from the Bay Area would move there to work for Nestles when you have Apple, Google, Meta/Facebook, UA-cam, Nvidia, AMD, Netflix's, Instagram and hundreds of relevant multi-billion dollar companies in California to work at and No Snow or mosquitoes to deal with for Ohio. 😅
Welp your opinion doesn't trump facts buddy@@obama4hire
You maybe moving to get away from high cost of living. It will not last long because the more people move in the more the cost of living will go up. The problem comes in when you have the same mindset that you left with.
I think in the future California will become a place that only rich people will be able to live full time and people who aren't rich maybe they can go there to work for the rich people, outside of that it will just be a vacation spot.
The Californian government has not distributed resources equally. There is a lack of regulations on housing costs, tax loopholes, etc.
Are you sure ?, cause most of them are moving
Yeah I agree wholeheartedly!
California will be a rich only state.😒
Not the whole state that won’t happen specific cities probably not the whole State no way
@@mwp446678Too busy catering to immigrants
In Texas, I hope they are paying attention to the government. I am in SC and they just passed a law for open carry. Our public schools are horrible and it is racist and I live in a more moderate city. We are planning on moving either to another state or abroad.
You’re right. SC and the people are both pathetic.
RACIST from whom and against who?
Be glad you live in a constitutional carry state. California has very strict gun laws, and you see how that’s turned out. IMO, firearms are the great equalizer.
@@350BMW09the illegals aren't regulated but you want more guns instead of equality.
Why California can’t be run the right way for everyone not only small groups of people
Great video… interesting that you would use term “Fleeing”
Traffic is still horrible in Cali. People and the huge homeless population are still living here.
I knew my state Georgia would be on the list, hell everybody is moving down here. I see so many outta state license plates all over 285, i-20, and i-75. I'm I even in Georgia ? 😮😅
Where I'm from I see more Mexican flags and Baja Cali plates. Am I even in the U.S.?😮😢
@@craigmoss4052😂😂😂 right
BP need to get their passports and research places to live outside of Amerikkka before it’s too late.
THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM IS TO GET OUT OF BABYLON THE (UNITED STATES 🇺🇲), PLAN TO COME HOME 🏡 AND RELOCATE TO A GOOD COUNTRY IN THE MOTHERLAND (AFRICA).
@@ccjjock4002 I agree. It's sad that alot of us feel stuck here. America is a place that I hate to love. I don't love it here, but it's all I know.
Why leave a country your ancestors built?. Some one else will replace you.
@@cindyhewitt9723 Good! Let them! I don’t care! I’m free. I’m not a slave. I can go wherever I want to go in this world. I’m not going to stay somewhere I’m not welcomed. But that’s just me.
@@cindyhewitt9723 my ancestors were here by force at gunpoint, I am not. It’s a big world out there. I can go wherever I want.
I’m 39 and I’m native to California. I’ve lived in Detroit & Maryland for college. But after finished college and moving back to CA in ‘07, I’ll never leave here.
Invest in assets heavily to outweigh your liabilities and you WON’T get priced out.
The only people that got priced out from here didn’t invest in any assets and got priced out with the rise of inflation.
Thank you for this I’m definitely moving there soon
Any other suggestions would be nice like is LA or San Diego places I should avoid
So many opportunities in California!
I moved away Bakersfield since 1996 now living OKC, OK but visiting my hometown brith when I want to come out there for visit.
I can’t wait to move to Los Angeles
There has always movement. That's the beauty of freedom.
Please move to North Carolina. It’s a great place.
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As a Californian, I can say this list is accurate. NC can be added too. Though CA always has an influx of people as well. The numbers don't show a mass exodus, but more are leaving than entering.
As u see, most of us aren't interested at all in moving to cold weather destinations lol!!
😂😂🥶🥶
Didn’t mention how many are moving into CA. Should show the net. Also higher income in CA to go along with higher cost of living. I have friends who have moved to Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. On the other hand my new neighbor is from Texas. Bought a 4,000 sq. ft. 6 bedroom home by looking at the video on line. Physically saw it after buying it!
Love your channel
Great Job
Consider that California was a place to which black Texans migrated so for some it was a return to be nearer to relatives. As a child, summer vacations were spent to return "down home."
I’m seeing a lot of Texas plates in Illinois lately
Good!! I left 19 years ago
If you have prepared yourself properly you are not forced to leave.
Everyone is not going to have the same circumstance, if that was the case nobody would move.
I think people can move anywhere they like. It is always wise to manage your money though.
Nah. Not in state with an average home price you probably can't afford. And that's over $500,000. BLACK PEOPLE ARE MOVING WHERE WE FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, and aren't struggling ECONOMICALLY!!! AND CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE OF POOR MONEY MANAGEMENT.
Not these days. Inflation is through the roof.
Hollywood is now in Atlanta. 😂❤💓🇺🇲🙏🏾🌎🌎💁🏾♂️🇺🇲
No actually it Texas . Even yall atliens coming now 😩👎🏾
@@Electriclady8888 Actually, outside of California, more movies are filmed in Georgia, Louisiana and North Carolina.
The film industry is booming in GA.
I love my state. ❤ 🏡💪💯
All those BBL'S 😂😂😂😂
Alot of tubi movies are filmed in Ga. They know how to do it down there.
I like Texas and Georgia
Same … 🥰
Nice Map animation. 💖
I live here in Las Vegas now 20 years from California. It's no where near as cheap here as it once was. Housing market has risen exponentially as well as rent. It's now becoming a place where you're stuck in the middle competing against investors and those that sell their homes to purchase more of a home here, impacts first time buyers constantly getting out bid on cash purchases.
Blacks not really leaving the state. We moving to the suburbs Antioch Moreno Valley Tracy Lancaster. Still a significant amount of us in the Bay and LA.
Great Informations.
And some are headed to North Carolina. Please don't come to South Carolina please,I have nothing good to say. I'm so glad more blacks are in San Antonio TX. So glad you made this update. I'm 😮 at Florida,but I understand.😊
I'm seriously considering NC.
@@NoOneSaint Take a trip one weekend and feel it out. And trust me UA-cam University will guide you.☺️
I would move to North Carolina not Texas!
@@simpleme5719 I live in Cali so if I go it'll be for longer than a weekend more like a week. My daughter would love that.😀
Run!
Fleeing because of the illegals perhaps?🏃🏃🏃💨
We keep running around in circles, searching for never never land. California is really the only place that makes any kind of sense socially and culturally in this country. There’s opportunities any and everywhere if you just hustle and apply yourself. Stop looking for acceptance and focus on handling your business.
Big Facts!!
That’s the problem with these ppl. They wanna be accepted so bad, it’s pretty pathetic.
@@johnnymathisjr3469 with no shame at all…
That is so sad I watched the demographics in South LA change within a decade I know it sounds appealing to sale Your home in Los Angeles go buy Big in the south, but the ancestors left there a long time ago, so no need to go back. We got a hold onto what we got.
California was under Mexico/Spain.
i love northwest pasadena california !! not moving !!!!!!!!!
I live here in Fl and I am black and I am leaving. Rent here is high. For a 2 bedroom you are paying 1280, I live on the space coast and if you are not at NASA you can hang it up. No jobs are not that good here. i been here for 30-plus years. My daughter move to Denver and she makes 40 a hour here you only make 18 or 14 People that I know that work in the hospital make nothing. Now I do not know where you are getting your information but many blacks are leaving
I just left Denver a few days ago I delivered a freight load out there, I didn't see many black people out there it's mostly whytes and Hispanics (Mexicans).
1280 is cheap. I'd be grateful.
@@8SixSix3ISTwoICE Very, VERY grateful!!
1,280 is cheap. I'm paying 1,500 for a studio in California.
Either way, jobs aren't paying enough for the middle class to make a descent living. God help us all.
2 bedroom in Cali going at 2200 right now I’m paying 1800 for a one bedroom
I would like to consider still moving to California, but it just seems impossible. You'd be working to live, and living to work.
@Welcometothenow. I'm born and raised in southern California. You don't want waste your time and money coming to California. Just like you said you would be working to live there. It's just too expensive to live in California. The cost of living is high, homeless, illegal immigration and crime caused by illegal immigration. You don't want to live in a border state trust me.
I’ve seen some people still moving here one from Ohio and the other from Alabama.Both liked it but they had really nice paying jobs.
I'm GOOD on moving away unless it's to Africa to retire.... the internet runs the World and tech companies are largely in CA so why leave???.... more money, more opportunities and BETTER weather and politics.
There is no way in hell I would ever move to any of the states mentioned. California is beautiful. Yes is expensive but the cost of living is soaring everywhere. We have a few knuckleheads, but for the most part I’m surrounded by other minorities in a way that I know I never would be in any of the American southern states
Come to Texas also Don’t Mess With Texas⭐️⭐️⭐️
I hope those same ppl that left did t have aspirations for prosperity . We need progress in LA. Errrbody scared. And I KNOW the challenge. Rent, kids u love and want to feed. I MOVED here because it was economicly haywire. Had to be a lesson in there SOMEwhere. And I stayed. And it’s tuff, and I’m homeless with 2 LLCZ. One way or the other, ima figure this. And make my move. I’m not leaving .
I have been all over the United States and no way in hell I'm leaving California to go live in some other states, especially the south or the midwest, no way in hell
I don’t blame you ❤
I'd move to Arizona.
No sir. They cut your electricity when the weather is bad.
Houstonian here! Texas is the place to be !
Nice video.
Congratulations on change of lifestyle ❤
I lived in NV and my bills made up for what I paid in CA. Also my wages was less than what I got in CA. The weather was killing me 😂😂😂🤣🤣. But NV is starting to get expensive bc of all these stadiums.
Hmmmm, lower property taxes in TX than California? Someone didn't do their homework.
I swear 😂
It definitely is though. Grew up in Houston and go back often. Had property there as well after my Dad passed. The taxes were definitely more affordable than Cali… and more affordable than taxes in Atlanta and surrounding metroplexes as well.
@KFontLab I'm from the Bay and it's not the case inthe DFW area.
@@KFontLab The house may be cheaper in Texas, but the property tax percentage is lower in California. The property tax payment may be less in Texas, but if the home prices were the same, you'd be paying a lot less in California. Also, keep in mind, Texas re-evaluates the home values every year which increases the property tax price annually, whereas California only re-calculates it if you're selling your home or doing major renovations. So, the property tax burden lowers the longer you keep your home in Cali.
3:55 Atlanta, Georgia
We are leaving the whole country ✌🏾😂
If you can make it in CA, you can make it anywhere 😅😁✌🏾
@@Jerry-xs1uz , that's a VERY common saying (regarding NY) 😂. I was flipping that very common saying 😂. Maybe you're young.
I’m the first person!!!!!!!!
Did Walmart close their stores?
As African-American that lived in California I don't know who is misinforming y'all about Georgia!! Georgia is not kumbaya there is no unity it is not diverse!! It is very racially segregated if you are from California it is a whole another way of living!! And it is not welcoming! And the rent is sky high so please don't be fooled and the job market is not good and they don't pay a lot of money please do your homework before you try to relocate there 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽