Jackson Mississippi native here, I didn't know a single white person until I turned 22 years old. The actualy city is closer to 87%-90% black. When I was growing up, we would go full weeks without seeing a single white person 😅😅
Great video. Legitimately surprised Birmingham didn't make the list. Looked it up, 31%, so legit it isn't, but surprised. I didn't think the HUGE metros would show on this, as the suburbs just overwhelm all of them, including my STL. My STL city is 42.8% black, but the Metro is only 18%.
One thing to note about Birmingham (and Atlanta) is that they weren't in the plantation parts of their states. So the rural areas were always majorly white. All the top metros on the other hand, were.
Birmingham is around 70%… it gets diluted when you add the Greater Birmingham Area which consists of independent cities that were PREVIOUSLY part of Birmingham(Hoover, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Clay-Chalkville, Centerpoint, Vestavia Hills)
I’m in Shreveport right now for my father’s funeral. Even though I’ve been coming here my entire life I’m still amazed at how dilapidated and underserved the black areas are.
That’s how they want it to be. The government and liberal agents try to convince black folks that going back to the south is the way to “find community”, meanwhile they’ll gentrify and buy up your land up north or out west so they make sure you can’t come back and the west coast cities and northern cities will develop faster than the south (minus Texas, DC, and Florida)
@@hadguy1dafuq they are. The city council was majority white until recently. The state is controlled by white republicans. No black person has ever won a statewide election in Louisiana history. So no you did not offer relevant information despite the underlying argument you’re trying to make racism shaped and STILL shapes Shreveport and Louisiana
Not surprising. The vast majority of slaves shipped to the US ended up in the deep south. Here's the thing, once you leave the large metropolitan areas in the deep southern states (Mississippi, the eastern half of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North and South Carolina), you still encounter black people. We're everywhere. Unlike other states where you typically only see us in the largest cities.
@Carlton-f2t Tell that to the residents of Africatown Alabama. And how do you explain the slave ship that was found in the muddy banks of the Mobile River in Mobile Alabama?
@@D22cccghjjiiWhen black folks discuss topics, why does it always end in name calling. Dum Dum?😮Seems we just can’t agree to disagree. Perhaps that’s our overall issue.
@@j.campbell8491that is true.. because black people are from the south... even though if you go to Houston and Miami and even Atlanta it's kind of multicultural. Which is weird to say considering the fact that this is the Deep South lol. The home of Jim Crow.. the Cradle of segregation..... those are Multicultural cities.. and like I said the previous comments I was so surprised to see a large Latino population and other groups of people walking around in atlanta.. when I went down there recently. If you're compared to when I was there back in 89. When it was just mainly black and white. But it still is a very large black population in Atlanta
albany ga metro is 52% black, and city population is 74 % black. I don't see how it didn't make the list. The metro population over all is: 145,508/ urban is: 76,434/ city is: 69,647
South Fulton, GA - 93.26% Jackson, MS - 80.45% Detroit, MI - 80.38% Birmingham, AL - 69.82% Miami Gardens, FL - 66.97% Memphis, TN - 63.34% Montgomery, AL - 61.91% Baltimore, MD - 60.42% Augusta, GA - 58.61% Shreveport, LA - 57.82% New Orleans, LA - 57.02% Macon, GA - 56.48% Baton Rouge, LA - 55.43% Newark, NJ - 53.22%
Born and raised in Shreveport. I will always love my town but at a distance. It was lack of opportunities and lack of economic development that is causing the decrease. A lot of us either live in Texas, California, Georgia, or Washington.
My mom was born and raised there and moved to Virginia in the 70's so grateful that she did because I don't know how my life would have turned out if she stayed.
My mom's side (like multiple and multiple generations) is from the Shreveport/Mansfield/and slightly more south area. Some of the family had been a bit estranged, so I never got to meet that side until in my early twenties . I'm 32 now, love my family, and where my roots come from, but I'm so glad my mom's mother ended up coming to Texas... It's so underdeveloped there (almost like the state couldn't care less), and I just don't know how our life would have been in Louisiana. In fact, I probably wouldn't have been born because my mom's father was in Texas, and she met my dad in Texas. It's a shame, but nevertheless, I love my roots and will do everything I can carry on our grandmothers' legacies.
What it comes down to is that media likes to point cameras at neighborhoods that are black, especially if they get a shot of some crazy neighborhood in a known city, but then once you move out of that specific hood where all the black people live, the town gets white pretty quick. Then they just do not care to discuss any of the towns in his video at all, except ATL, the honorable mention, which is why a lot of Americans from outside the South actually believe there are no black people in the South, at all, save a handful.
Baltimore and Detroit have very white suburbs (goes back to redlining). New Orleans is kind of the same story, but I expected them on here as well, thinking they must have been close
Of course the cities populated with the most African-Americans are all in the South...isn't this where our enslaved ancestors were brought. Several of the cities are located in the "Black Belt". We have deep roots here...not all of us fled North...
Enslaved ancestors bible prophecy, transported on ships to modern day Egypt, back of US dollar is Egyptian pyramid. read Deuteronomy 28:68. Peace to the lost sheep scattered to the four corner. Jesus Christ is Lord, amen.
South Fulton, GA - 93% Jackson, MS - 80% Detroit, MI - 80% Birmingham, AL - Approximately 70% Montgomery, AL - Approximately 60% Augusta, GA - Approximately 60% Memphis, TN - Approximately 65% Baltimore, MD - Approximately 63% Newark, NJ - Approximately 50% Gary, IN - Approximately 80% Baton Rouge, LA - Approximately 54% New Orleans, LA - Approximately 60% Shreveport, LA - Approximately 57%
He is talking metro area black percentage…not city black percentage…for example, I live in Detroit and the city of Detroit is 77% black, but black people only make up 22% of Metro Detroit population, but you are correct from a city black percentage % standpoint.
As we delve into the complexities of America’s population dynamics, particularly at the metropolitan level, it’s fascinating to consider that at least seven of the country’s largest states-California, Texas, Maryland, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Georgia-have no clear racial majority. Soon, states like Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington may join that list. This shifting landscape presents a compelling metric for Black Americans to explore, as we may soon find ourselves part of broader systems and communities without a racial majority. How will this transformation impact our roles, influence, and experiences within these diverse and evolving societies?
1)Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area surprised me. 2)Notice that Augusta, Columbus, and Macon metropolitan areas made the list. But my mom and dad hometown of Savannah metropolitan area didn’t. -Lifelong Cocoa, FL resident
You should talk about the roads and demographics of Jacksonville. I think there’s a lot of stuff in your wheelhouse. Consider the I-10 / I-95 interchange, which used to be known as the “sharpest turn on I-95”, at least locally. It’s generally understood this is no longer the case after updates to that interchange in early 21C. You’re the man, btw, let me know if you ever need local road nerd info about Jacksonville, Columbia SC, or Charleston. Keep up the great work.
By the way it’s still pretty rowdy if you take I-95 Southbound on the left side of the split. That interchange is so interesting to me because there’s are multiple exits leading to the same road. For example, head towards the terminus on I-10 east you can take the split left or right and both have built up exits to I-95 South.
Being from Jacksonville, I feel like one of the best things about our city is how multicultural it is. Yes, racism is still an issue, but I feel like most people in our city are appreciative of diversity and live/work together peacefully. It’s so frustrating how much potential our city has, that has been untapped. However, that new interchange sure is nice there at 10/95 😁
I was just in Memphis last week. The old art deco buildings are pretty and the city has done a lot to preserve them. I have to wonder whether “Beale Street is the most visited tourist designation in Tennessee” is still true versus Nashville’s Lower Broadway or Dollywood in the east.
Yes, Beale Street is still the most visited tourist destination in Tennessee. The difference between Broadway and Beale Street is drinking on the actual street is legal on Beale Street whereas it is not on Broadway. You can only drink in the honky tonks and restaurants. This limits the number of people actually on Broadway. Beale Street becomes a 3 block cocktail party. In the Gattlingburg/Pigion Forge area. It’s spread out and it’s not considered a single tourist attraction. Also, most of the attractions in Pigeon Forge has left and moved to Branson MO.
No Metro areas are majority black. And bringing in the migrants will ensure that is the case going into the future unless we understand the game plane and counter it. But how are you going to convince 40million that economic empowerment and political clout is a sheer numbers game?
been too beat down as a collective nation at this point family. they have the military and the religion in their image and likeness. i pray for a figure like Moses to come and redeem us, not saying you have to too but that’s just what i do.
One quibble about what you said about Montgomery is the people of Prattville and Millbrook (or Wetumpka for that matter) will insist they are not suburbs of Montgomery. There is enough separation because of the Alabama-Tallapoosa River flood plain to enable the small towns to the north to keep their own identity. The census may say they are all in the metro Montgomery area, but they are really their own cities.
A note about BATON ROUGE: The city's population won't suffer much due to the incorporation of St. George, as St. George was never part of Baton Rouge's city limits. Currently, Baton Rouge has a population of around 220,000, while the proposed St. George area has a population of approximately 86,000. If these two populations were combined, Baton Rouge’s population would be significantly larger. Baton Rouge operates under a consolidated city-parish government, making East Baton Rouge Parish home to about 430,000 people in total. While Baton Rouge has experienced slower growth in recent years, the city proper has not undergone significant population loss since the U.S. Census began. Key Fact Checks: St. George: It is correct that the proposed City of St. George was never officially part of Baton Rouge’s city limits, though it is in East Baton Rouge Parish. Population Numbers: Baton Rouge's population is about 220,000, and the proposed St. George area has around 86,000 people. Consolidated Government: Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish have a consolidated government, which means the city and parish function as a single entity for certain administrative purposes. Population Loss ?: Baton Rouge has experienced slower population growth but hasn’t faced dramatic population loss, unlike other U.S. cities. However, this claim can depend on certain timeframes.
I just wrote somethin' similar to your post. Many people don't know how Baton Rouge's gov't is setup. It's kinda in a win-win situation with this St. George situation. With Baton Rouge having a stable economy (despite high crime problems), St. George, Central, & Zachary will keep many people in EBR.
I was born in Fayetteville, and left 67 years ago. Going back next month to meet the city I never even knew. I always thought of it as more "Green" than Black.
Atlanta has flipped over the years, in the 90's, the " city limits" of Atlanta were majority black, but after gentrification, a lot of the original black population got displaced.... the "Metro Atlanta" area as a whole is very much black in many areas.
@@alwaysflushinpublic. Most of that 7.7% mixed are Hispanic. Since Hispanic isn’t considered a race by the census most of them mark “two or more” or “other”. Another significant portion of that mixed population do not have any black admixture. Remember, you can be mixed with anything. Not just black.
It's great to see black people doing well in cities like Atlanta and Montgomery where an upwardly mobile class of black professionals has developed. It wouldn't have happened in the 60s when I was growing up in those places. A note on Mobile: It is an urban area of two counties, Mobile County, with 430,000 and Baldwin County adjacent, with 230,000. Baldwin County has the affluent suburbs of Mobile plus retirees from all over the USA flocking to the beaches. These are probably considered two metro areas in order to funnel more government aid to Mobile County, which is poorer, more industrial, and more minority-dominant ; and maybe to keep the government from trying to force more minority integration on Baldwin County. But they're the same urban area. Pensacola, Florida is the county east of Baldwin, and it is also its own metro area An interesting story about Mobile (where I used to live) is that I met a wealthy, highly educated entrepreneur from Kenya who married a girl from the down-at-heels suburb of Pritchard, as you mentioned, the poorest town in Alabama and maybe of the entire USA. He said he didn't like the white or black people in that part of Alabama, and especially didn't like anybody in Pritchard. (He curiously didn't like President Obama either, even though Obama's father was from Kenya, because, according to him, "Obama is teaching people not to work." I mention that because it shows he had a strong work ethic). Among other complaints, he said: "In Kenya, the children learn to respect their parents. In America they tell us to go to [ ]." He lived in Pritchard because his American wife's family was there. We were drinking in a tavern. I told him to look up and down the bar, which was shiny clean from one end to the other, except for one tiny spot of grease in front of us. I told him to think of the USA as that long, shiny table, and Pritchard as the tiny spot of grease. I hope he took the hint and moved to a better place, because he certainly had the money to live anywhere he wanted.
Yea its sort of crazy..I live in mobile county and i can literely see Baldwin county from my house but its not counted in Mobile Metro population..If it was it would be almost 700.000
My hometown, Fayetteville, NC, made #10. I wasn't expecting to see it at all. I haven't lived there since 1997, but I visited my folks there. One thing I notice about most of these places is a similar appearance. These places, including Fayetteville, need a economic boost.
Unfortunately Fayetteville is determined to go backwards while Raleigh, Charlotte and even Durham has prospered. They built condos on Hay Street to try and attract young professionals even though we have homeless encampments and gun shots being fired all night long! I am sure they have lines of successful educated people lined up waiting to live here.
There you have it... US Highway 80... the blackest US Highway in the country. Most cities on this list are along this route from Dallas TX to Savannah GA
Interesting video. Im a white guy in who lives in metro Atlanta. Sadly the church I went to always would say things to the youth about avoiding downtown, took me until late high schoolish of my life to realize they were just racist. Inner city Atlanta is honestly pretty diverse, although I am somewhat concerned for the massive rising in rent prices for a lot of especially older people who live in ATL, many who are probably black. Metro atlanta is also massive in terms of what its defined as. Places up north as far as like Milton are considered metro Atlanta if i recall.
@@alwaysflushinpublic ya. The rent price issue is a country wide thing now, not just NYC, LA, Seattle types. I will say maybe with some of these algorithm lawsuits involving data sharing between tenants might put a temp hold on increases for a bit. But there should be semi new apartments that aren't infested with bugs and what not available for 1200/1300. Almost everything is like 1700 or even 2k now :(
I’m from Virginia and currently reside in the 757 I was expecting to see perhaps one city however, the unique thing about Virginia is we have independent cities I.e. Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth , Newport News anywho great video sir!
@@ArmyOne519 yeah that’s an area I don’t venture to as I have no reason to(Petersburg that is). My work sometimes has me in Norfolk but yeah it’s not the best of areas in the 757.
Two of the cities you mentioned are over 50% others are 40+. The 757 is one of the fourth Blackest majors metros by percentage of metros bigger than 1.5 million. The ranking would be 1.Memphis 2. New Orleans 3. Atlanta 4. Hampton Roads.
@@757CitiesReppa got it!, I wasn’t sure about the actual stats, but being from here and being black myself perhaps I had my preconceived thoughts, also I did live in the 804 for about 10 years (Chesterfield county).
I honestly thought Baltimore was going to show up on here, but I guess as far as that city's metro goes, most of the black population is concentrated in or near the city limits.
@@deltajukejoint1561 Though musicologists can now attempt to define the blues narrowly in terms of certain chord structures and lyric forms thought to have originated in West Africa, audiences originally heard the music in a far more general way: it was simply the music of the rural south, notably the Mississippi Delta.
@@goat7844 and wrote a song called Beale Street Blues which is where the acknowledgement comes from. Memphis is the unofficial capitol of the Delta and rightfully credits its connection to Mississippi and the music scene. Blues is a rural form of music but Memphis happen to be the city that brought it to the forefront of American cities. The city never downplays that connection. It is also why the Grammy Museum is located in Mississippi and not in Memphis. It isn't a fight over the claim because St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois also have a strong connection to the artform. It is good to have someone on here with a deep knowledge of the craft though and it should be more respected and acknowledged as an artform.
@@deltajukejoint1561 let get real. If you would asked 1000 random people what state do you think is the birth/origin of the Blues overwhelmingly they will say the State of Mississippi. What state was B.B. King, Ike Turner, and ElvisPresley born in? There are so many Blues artists from Mississippi. Plus Chicago Blues got it Birth from Mississippi Blues Artists who migrated to Chicago.
NYC city limits population is about 8.3 million people and about 2 million alone are black. The metro area is about 20 million and 3.6 million are black.
5:05 It wasn’t just Buckhead. There was an attempt to split the city of Stockbridge, GA which is one of the suburbs south of Atlanta. Fortunately, Capital One (yeah, that one) stepped in to stop it from happening.
Dallas and Houston areas have a little over 1.2 million black residents each, which ranks both of them in the top 10 in the number of black residents. Many are surprised when visiting these Texas metros for the first time
I am from Houston and you are correct for the most part. Houston has the largest amount of black residents of any city west of the Mississippi River. I’m not exactly sure about Dallas‘s numbers, but Dallas also has a handful of Black people too almost like Houston. Austin, although is a popular moving destination in Texas over the years I don’t really hear much about Black people over there like I do about Dallas.
Really? I don’t think anyone is surprised about Houston, people tend to know about our car culture, screwed and chopped music, and so many artists to name that are world famous
I thought for sure New Orleans would be on this list. Then I checked out the metro population. That has been steady while the city population has slowly rebounded BUT, the Black population in the city has dropped.
Living in Memphis I can tell you this People from Nashville and Knoxville seem to really dislike Memphis In the state assembly they will always vote against anything that might remotely benefit Memphis
@@stephendean2896 Nashville resident here. That may have been true many years ago but not anymore. If anything, we, the top four cities are all together fighting overreach from the state legislature. Last year it was us who was in the Eye of Sauron. Now unfortunately it is your city.
@Sevenfeet0 The state of Tennessee has stemied Memphis' growth since the 80s starting with the tiny towns law that prevented Memphis from annexing and growing its population and land area. The state creates laws that directed targeted Memphis and Shelby County without admitting to it. Remember since Memphis and Shelby County are not a consolidated government like Nashville/Davidson County Metro Government, people from Memphis can move into the county, not count towards Memphis' population but are still Shelby County residents. Nashville has urban and rural government boundaries but it is all considered Metropolitan Government. But as Tennessee goes if Memphis and Nashville don't learn how to work together the state will do what it can to stem or curtail growth in both of them.
@@deltajukejoint1561 The creation of Metro Nashville is an interesting story that began when the concept was first discussed among city officials in the late 1940s. As the city was growing post WWII, Davidson County didn’t have enough tax revenue for schools, sheriff and fire. And there was some backlash with some unincorporated towns deciding to incorporate so they would have standing in the decision process to join or not (Berry Hill, Belle Meade, Lakeview, Goodlettsville and Oak Hill). The first attempt at “Metro” in 1957 failed with the voters despite the endorsement of city leaders including Nashville mayor Ben West. After the failure, Forest Hills incorporated. The “Metro” concept was reworked and went in front of the voters again in 1962, this time passing despite Ben West being against it this time. So while Nashville is a Metro area (the first in the country), to this day some parts of it are not a part of Metro Nashville and retain their own governments. In the arrangement in the Metro charter, they have different levels of autonomy depending on how they were setup in the first place. So Belle Meade and Berry Hill have their own police force while Oak Hill and Forest Hills do not. None of them run their own public schools water/sewage or fire departments. All of the incorporated towns not part of Metro still have representation on the Metro Council since the Metro council is a consolidation of the original city and county councils (hence why the 40 person council is as large as it is). And finally, Lakeview decided in just about 15 years ago or so that keeping their own government was too much trouble and joined Metro.
And y’all don’t like Nashville either, we all like the grizzly’s but none of y’all like the titans, the state never gives y’all anything cause y’all always break it or steal it. You need local change before you can get state change. Nashville runs this state because we’ve had decent Mayors like briley and bredeson. Only reason Knoxville gets anything is because Nashville people love the vols. Chattanooga gets stuff because it’s basically north Atlanta. Memphis needs a good mayor, police force, and to dissociate with anything Mississippi.
@brocksanders5135 Nashville does not support the Grizzlies. Memphis is not a strong NFL supporter due to Bud Adams and the NFL, and if you read the story and understood the history, you would probably feel similar. Nashville doesn't run the state, not Nashville the city, but it does as the state capitol. Memphis' metropolitan area is also very different since it is spread over three states with three very unique cultures. We have had good mayors. Agree we do, as of recent probably need better ones, but as far as ranking city leadership, Memphis and Nashville rank similar to each other. We could discuss Bill Boner, former mayor of Nashville, but we won't. There are always disagreements between the two cities one always pulls ahead of the other in population but both would be better if we both stop pointing fingers and work together so that both metropolitan areas could actually move forward. Up until the last ten years or so Memphis has had to fight the state on its own, now Nashville needs to join the push so both cities could be fire on all cylinders at the same time. We all do better when we work together.
Visited Memphis this past weekend for the Southern Heritage Classic game (weird name for an HBCU matchup). Came away actually impressed. It's a mid size city with plenty to do and NO TRAFFIC, especially compared to my home of ATL.
@@kaydod3190 haha a couple of things to explain. My wife and I actually travel a lot, I’m familiar with pretty much every major city on both coasts besides LA. With Memphis, my expectations were in hell haha, you look up Memphis and all you hear about is how dangerous it is. As far as things to do, we are pretty easy to please. Good food and sports are the main priority. Memphis only has the Grizzlies which is a letdown but man ATL traffic will drive you crazy. It’s taken me 45mins to go 7 miles before. So basically my takeaway was, if I had to live here it wouldn’t be as bad as I initially believed
@@kaydod3190 also, I always hear how dangerous cities are like Chicago, Memphis, San Francisco, etc. but to be honest Atl feels more dangerous. Overall people perception of risk and reality is skewed because I hear ppl who grew up in the 80s talk about how things are more dangerous now which is hilarious. But during our night out in Memphis it felt like any other city with hipsters and overpriced drinks.
@@willis7404Good for you! I suspect @kaydod3190 is the one who hasn’t traveled much. I actually moved from Atlanta to Memphis because of Atlanta traffic. Memphis has its problems (naysayers being the biggest), but it is still one of the best decisions I ever made to move here.
Not surprised the Midwest wasn't represented. In my city (Chicago), we've had a drain of Black families in the city for decades (especially middle- and upper-class) as well as a loss of businesses (Black-owned or not) in majority-Black neighborhoods. Chicago's population used to be 40% Black - now they're not even the second most populous demographic in the city. And most are moving either to the suburbs or to the South. A lot due to violence in our majority-Black neighborhoods, but a huge chunk of it the same reason white families are bolting - getting a bigger bang for their buck elsewhere.
@@thedirtybubble9613we left South Chicago in 1979 because Florida had jobs. My mom is from Liberty City. Problem with Miami is jobs. I noticed a lot of Miamians moving to Tampa and Orlando starting about 15 years ago. Now I see a lot of Miamians here in Atlanta.
@@carymarshallfelton9188 People have been leaving Miami for 40 years now, at least. Ever since the invasion. For better or worse, immigrants have brought good and bad to Miami. And you are right there are no jobs or opportunities in Miami anymore. Unless you want to work at the Airport, county/city government, construction or in a auto repair shop. To make matters worse, the cost of living is hardly feasible for anyone with a middle income and raising a family. Crime is very bad in Miami still. Don't let the politicians lie to you about oh our numbers are way down than what they were 30 years ago well of course it was downright terrible back then. I mean, if people are moving to Atlanta that tells you how bad it is now.
@@thedirtybubble9613to be honest it may be older than that. You look at a lot of folks that graduated from Northwestern in the 60s. They went to school up north and didn't come back.
5th Generation Atlantan *maternal*. The only aspect of this video I disagree with is that Atlanta should always be ranked 1st. A Black community that is most educated, middle class / stable, business owners, participation in the arts, diversity. It's an honor and privilege to live here. Some of us will be watching election returns at the statue of MLK near the memorial. All of my doctors, our family lawyer and our favorite restaurants are all A-A. Conversely, our housekeeper and trash collectors are non-Hispanic whites. B4 someone says this is revenge racism....I'm white Irish-American and adopted. To Atlanta's Black community I say thank you. For accepting me and allowing me to enjoy the culture they have worked hard to create, thank you.
@@MileageMike485 That part I definitely have noticed myself I don't know why because I have not really stayed there for a while but every time I keep going back I notice it's not as many people there just like in Laurel Mississippi two different places but it's the same exact happening thing
New Orleans city by itself has a 54% black population. The statistical metropolitan area brings that down to 35% but also includes many other cities in the area. But as for New Orleans itself, it does have a black majority. Im not sure if the creator of this video is aware of that or not.
Now driving I-20 from Dallas to Florence, SC, then I-95 north, so hitting a lot of these cities. These Deep South states are horrible in investing in themselves. The “it takes money to make money” mantra applies. The “look, we cut taxes” only benefits the people who don’t really need a tax break!
What they lump into the METRO ATLANTA area is anything BUT METRO. The city of Atlanta is MAJORITY BLACK. Consolidation of the surronding suburbs water down the Blackness. I live in Augusta. Augusta is consolidated. The city is 70-75 percent Black, but the consolidated Richmond County is 55-60 percent Black. These numbers are off and adding in areas that are not considered part of the city. North Augusta and Aiken are not in the consolidation. That's probably what happened to Atlannta's numbers. He's going by the Federal Metro definitions, which cover a larger area outside of the actual city. Throws the numbers off.
Most proportionally black, but it is also interesting to know what cities have the highest black population outright, which may or may not coincide with the most populous cities in general. But it would be interesting to see where the two lists differ
The reason Atlanta, DC, Charlotte are thought of a black cities is because Blacks have high positions and prosperous careers in those cities. Black in these cities are living, closer to so called American dream.
Thanks to the signing of NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, the jobs situation in the South Iooks horrible. Big Corporate tax cuts have done nothing.
The metro area for Columbia is 33% black, which was slightly lower than 34% for Atlanta metro area, so it didn't make the list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_metropolitan_area,_South_Carolina
I used to live in Columbia early 2000s, i went to mostly black schools. Migration into the city is largely non-black. Many cities in the South are becoming whiter because of migrants.
A slight detour (get it) from your usual videos, but as usual, I personally learned a lot, especially for a more serious issue this country has not done a great job dealing with.
The title of the video literally says metro areas. Detroit is black largely because whites moved to the suburbs which is essentially all major cities in the north. Drive 30 minutes out from the urban core, it's white country.
Important to understand the point made in the beginning of the video….metro area populations and city proper populations are not the same. Both matter, but depending on context. This video is about metros, in which case Detroit isn’t even close.
@@mekaeg its based on percentage, not raw numbers. As i stated, the nyc tri state has the most numerically by far. Nyc alone has about 2 million & change. If you add in newark, jersey city & the surrounding areas, its well above that.
Let's get one thing straight: Baton Rouge has no chance of economically ending up like Jackson. BR is part of a consolidated gov't like Nashville, so when St. George (which was never part of BR city limits; it didn't "split") became a city, a large portion of tax $$$ generated in the area will still go towards EBR Parish matters--which has the largest GDP in Louisiana.
Your right except for that city limits shit. Nobody ever considered Shenandoah not Baton Rouge or any of those areas in St. George. That area was never like Baker. City limits or not it was always considered Baton Rouge.
Hello @MileageMike - Quick & Random Question. Would you ever consider doing a video about land development concerning the amount of townhomes being built instead of single family homes and a more in-depth video about zoning?
To properly do a video, you must differentiate between the types of single family homes. In many instances, they are building a lot of single family homes, but the problem is that they are building them too big. The average American family size is shrinking, yet the single family homes are getting bigger. Yes, they build townhomes for those, but there's a lack of single family starter homes. Not everyone young couple who just had a baby want a home with 3 or more levels, nor can afford a McMansion.
@@MileageMike485 thanks. I would also like to get your insight on the rise of property management groups & investment companies buying up all of the houses in major cities
@@citrustaco I agree with you about mc / mini mansions. The small amount of single family houses being built in my area are on the larger side and are starting at $700,000 and they’re being snatched up almost immediately - regardless of the location. I recently drove through two communities that are essentially in the backwoods - narrow streets no sidewalks no gas station, retail or grocery store nearby - & they’re selling like coats in the winter. Townhomes are starting in the low 400’s - even though they’re smaller & more narrow than the townhouses constructed in years past.
@@CJ3WT Well, I guess that’s what the people want if they are being snatched up quickly. From a developer’s side, they want to build and sell quickly. If they are being snatched up that fast, then the people have the money to buy them and might want to raise the prices if there are so many buyers all outbidding each other. I don’t know who all these buyers are, but it seems to be a lot of them.
No Detroit? I thought Detroit was at least 80% Black. Is your list metro areas or city limits? Of course, Caucasians inhabit most suburbs. Suburbs are included in metro, right?
Good video! Very informative. I think when most people talk about this subject they are thinking about large metros. If you considered only metros over 1 million you’d likely have those cities everyone thinks of on the list.
@@MileageMike485 true. This video was more interesting because it illuminated the smaller metros with large black populations. The other metric to look at is state populations. That gives a good indication of where black people live… which is the southern US… unsurprisingly.
I was think Louisiana and Georgia rep was obvious. Memphis being a plurality was surprising, but makes sense that it might still be pretty high. North Carolina on the list? you would think Baltimore and DC would be above the Carolinas
I’m from Houston and Houston doesn’t have the most Brazilians of any American city. I did live for a year in Boston and it definitely has probably the most Brazilians of any American city..
I am a little confused by your comment with the wording. But if you're trying to write that Brazilians are hispanic they technically are not since Hispanic defined as people from majority Spanish speaking countries living in the USA and Brazil's main language is Portuguese.
@@QuizHeavenTriviawithJonas Seconded. As a Masshole, we have A LOT of Brazilians here, especially Framingham; although the Indians are moving in. It's not a bad thing by any means but is a point of contention with the Spanish-speaking populous around MA; when they get lumped in with the rest of the Latinos.
I live in Atlanta. We're a very diverse place. While it is a major place for Black culture and residency, in addition to the White population, we have a LOT of immigrant communities from the Hispanic and Asian world. Having the busiest international airport in the world will do that. It's like a 21st century Ellis Island of sorts. We hosted the Olympics in 1996, and that brought a lot of international attention to us. Plus we were already internationally connected with brands like Coca-Cola and CNN being based here.
I used to live in Jackson, MS. Before that I live in California, Arizona, and Texas. Going to Jackson is a culture shock if you never lived there. I grew up in the Queens for all the people that lived in or live in Jackson, ya'll know wassup lol. I went to Provine High School. Everybody in the neighborhood, and at school was black. Now I grew up around whites, and mexicans. Chinese too, in Cali. So for me, moving to Jackson was something I had to get used to. Believe it or not.
I agree Mansfield is far out from Shreveport (I have family in Shreveport, Mansfield, and a bit further south than that), but when I look it up, they technically do consider it part of the Metro Shreveport/Bossier City area.
Metro Atlanta IS black... in the counties that count. Most of those counties that are considered "Metro Atlanta" really aren't and it's obvious that they're not even trying to be
A companion video of the metros of 1 million or more would be helpful also. Clearly Memphis would top this list, with Atlanta second, and perhaps New Orleans third. Also appears that those who stated they are mixed race with black were not considered in these numbers, so it would be interesting to see this stat with the large, million-plus metros.
Memphis CSA is 48%black & 45 white, THE ONLY major city in America where the plurality & majority is black..Jackson,MS is 52% white & 45 black,CSA not MSA..info from wikipedia tho..Memphis really can be a more predominately black city if more black ppl realize how important this location is to this country
Jackson Mississippi native here, I didn't know a single white person until I turned 22 years old. The actualy city is closer to 87%-90% black. When I was growing up, we would go full weeks without seeing a single white person 😅😅
That's how it was for me growing up in Central Georgia, being from a 80% black town, I didn't see a single white person until I went to work 😅
Nice to know that it made you happy......keep on going stay where you been staying ..thanks
@@mc.8290that wasn’t a happy emoji…
@@mc.8290 u have dingaling breath
Must be nice
Great video. Legitimately surprised Birmingham didn't make the list. Looked it up, 31%, so legit it isn't, but surprised. I didn't think the HUGE metros would show on this, as the suburbs just overwhelm all of them, including my STL. My STL city is 42.8% black, but the Metro is only 18%.
I thought the same thing about Birmingham, but thinking about the suburbs it makes sense.
One thing to note about Birmingham (and Atlanta) is that they weren't in the plantation parts of their states. So the rural areas were always majorly white. All the top metros on the other hand, were.
Birmingham is around 70%… it gets diluted when you add the Greater Birmingham Area which consists of independent cities that were PREVIOUSLY part of Birmingham(Hoover, Mountain Brook, Trussville, Clay-Chalkville, Centerpoint, Vestavia Hills)
I’m in Shreveport right now for my father’s funeral. Even though I’ve been coming here my entire life I’m still amazed at how dilapidated and underserved the black areas are.
That’s how they want it to be. The government and liberal agents try to convince black folks that going back to the south is the way to “find community”, meanwhile they’ll gentrify and buy up your land up north or out west so they make sure you can’t come back and the west coast cities and northern cities will develop faster than the south (minus Texas, DC, and Florida)
But there's nice new roads out the far flung neighborhoods out on Southern Loop.
You do know these are 3lack run areas.
@@hadguy1 Lol. Absolutely not. There has always been a cabal of white rich folks who call all the shots in Shreveport no matter who holds office.
@@hadguy1dafuq they are. The city council was majority white until recently. The state is controlled by white republicans. No black person has ever won a statewide election in Louisiana history. So no you did not offer relevant information despite the underlying argument you’re trying to make racism shaped and STILL shapes Shreveport and Louisiana
Not surprising. The vast majority of slaves shipped to the US ended up in the deep south. Here's the thing, once you leave the large metropolitan areas in the deep southern states (Mississippi, the eastern half of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North and South Carolina), you still encounter black people. We're everywhere. Unlike other states where you typically only see us in the largest cities.
The slave trade is a lie, we were already here.
there wasnt no damn slave ships , we've been here aint nobody brought us here dum dum
@Carlton-f2t Tell that to the residents of Africatown Alabama. And how do you explain the slave ship that was found in the muddy banks of the Mobile River in Mobile Alabama?
@@TheTallMan50 They’re lying dude, we were already here. The fr33masons literally acknowledge that this land is the real ancient Egypt
@@D22cccghjjiiWhen black folks discuss topics, why does it always end in name calling. Dum Dum?😮Seems we just can’t agree to disagree. Perhaps that’s our overall issue.
It’s the south. It always was a heavily black populated area. And always will be
The whole south will always have a large bIack population. Texas and Florida included.
We'll only continue to have large black populations if we reproduce at the necessary rate. We ain't breeding like we used too
It won't be heavily black populated if Kamala becomes president of the United States. 😢
@@j.campbell8491that is true.. because black people are from the south... even though if you go to Houston and Miami and even Atlanta it's kind of multicultural. Which is weird to say considering the fact that this is the Deep South lol. The home of Jim Crow.. the Cradle of segregation..... those are Multicultural cities.. and like I said the previous comments I was so surprised to see a large Latino population and other groups of people walking around in atlanta.. when I went down there recently. If you're compared to when I was there back in 89. When it was just mainly black and white. But it still is a very large black population in Atlanta
East coast yt south is blaq west cost latino
albany ga metro is 52% black, and city population is 74 % black. I don't see how it didn't make the list. The metro population over all is: 145,508/ urban is: 76,434/ city is: 69,647
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I wonder does this mean Albany is the only city with a majority black metro. Or is this list missing more cities?
@hoodmemestingz3008 the guy giving the info is very ignorant he is only believing what he is reading plus thsts from 2020 lol
i ignored this video he is getting his numbers from an upside down reverse mirror
South Fulton, GA - 93.26%
Jackson, MS - 80.45%
Detroit, MI - 80.38%
Birmingham, AL - 69.82%
Miami Gardens, FL - 66.97%
Memphis, TN - 63.34%
Montgomery, AL - 61.91%
Baltimore, MD - 60.42%
Augusta, GA - 58.61%
Shreveport, LA - 57.82%
New Orleans, LA - 57.02%
Macon, GA - 56.48%
Baton Rouge, LA - 55.43%
Newark, NJ - 53.22%
Born and raised in Shreveport. I will always love my town but at a distance. It was lack of opportunities and lack of economic development that is causing the decrease. A lot of us either live in Texas, California, Georgia, or Washington.
My mom was born and raised there and moved to Virginia in the 70's so grateful that she did because I don't know how my life would have turned out if she stayed.
My mom's side (like multiple and multiple generations) is from the Shreveport/Mansfield/and slightly more south area. Some of the family had been a bit estranged, so I never got to meet that side until in my early twenties . I'm 32 now, love my family, and where my roots come from, but I'm so glad my mom's mother ended up coming to Texas... It's so underdeveloped there (almost like the state couldn't care less), and I just don't know how our life would have been in Louisiana. In fact, I probably wouldn't have been born because my mom's father was in Texas, and she met my dad in Texas. It's a shame, but nevertheless, I love my roots and will do everything I can carry on our grandmothers' legacies.
I was definitely thinking Detroit and Baltimore, and New Orleans
What it comes down to is that media likes to point cameras at neighborhoods that are black, especially if they get a shot of some crazy neighborhood in a known city, but then once you move out of that specific hood where all the black people live, the town gets white pretty quick. Then they just do not care to discuss any of the towns in his video at all, except ATL, the honorable mention, which is why a lot of Americans from outside the South actually believe there are no black people in the South, at all, save a handful.
Baltimore and Detroit have very white suburbs (goes back to redlining). New Orleans is kind of the same story, but I expected them on here as well, thinking they must have been close
@@frankkastl836 you’re right. When I answered, I wasn’t really thinking about suburbs included.
City-Data shows Detroit and Baltimore as being 76% and 60% black respectively.
@@AJMacDonaldJr True
Of course the cities populated with the most African-Americans are all in the South...isn't this where our enslaved ancestors were brought. Several of the cities are located in the "Black Belt". We have deep roots here...not all of us fled North...
Enslaved ancestors bible prophecy, transported on ships to modern day Egypt, back of US dollar is Egyptian pyramid. read Deuteronomy 28:68. Peace to the lost sheep scattered to the four corner. Jesus Christ is Lord, amen.
it rly wasnt too long ago all this happened, only a few generations, people seem to make it out as a lot longer, most likely intentionally
@@alexx12545 You're absolutely right! For me it's just 4 generations.
@@alexx12545I know right! Similar with the civil rights movement. A lot of us in this country were alive before the civil rights act was even passed.
@davidsamuels777bible lol
South Fulton, GA - 93%
Jackson, MS - 80%
Detroit, MI - 80%
Birmingham, AL - Approximately 70%
Montgomery, AL - Approximately 60%
Augusta, GA - Approximately 60%
Memphis, TN - Approximately 65%
Baltimore, MD - Approximately 63%
Newark, NJ - Approximately 50%
Gary, IN - Approximately 80%
Baton Rouge, LA - Approximately 54%
New Orleans, LA - Approximately 60%
Shreveport, LA - Approximately 57%
He is talking metro area black percentage…not city black percentage…for example, I live in Detroit and the city of Detroit is 77% black, but black people only make up 22% of Metro Detroit population, but you are correct from a city black percentage % standpoint.
South Fulton is Metro I'm from there and it is Southside of Atlanta @@rosejacob291
Baltimore MD %
And you don't want to live in South Fulton, as they have the most corrupt police department.
As we delve into the complexities of America’s population dynamics, particularly at the metropolitan level, it’s fascinating to consider that at least seven of the country’s largest states-California, Texas, Maryland, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Georgia-have no clear racial majority. Soon, states like Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington may join that list. This shifting landscape presents a compelling metric for Black Americans to explore, as we may soon find ourselves part of broader systems and communities without a racial majority. How will this transformation impact our roles, influence, and experiences within these diverse and evolving societies?
1)Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area surprised me.
2)Notice that Augusta, Columbus, and Macon metropolitan areas made the list. But my mom and dad hometown of Savannah metropolitan area didn’t.
-Lifelong Cocoa, FL resident
@clevelandwest9276 Maybe military numbers account for Fayetteville NC, and Columbus GA
I am shocked that Birmingham Metro Area was not on the top 10 list.
I'm amazed as much as you, I just knew Birmingham was on here
60% of African Americans lives south of the Mason Dixon line from Baltimore down to Ocala Florida across to Dallas Texas up to St.Louis Missouri
That’s true in the south yeah 60%
BALTIMORE and ST Louis are MIDWESTERN AND NORTHEAST CITIES.
@@kevingomez-johnson4194 historically they were southern cities part of the slave society
So interesting - another excellent video!
Baton Rouge checking in. Love your videos.
Atlanta This video is the 1st I've seen from this channel but will be checking out more of them. I have an evie for a fais do-do
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@@alwaysflushinpublic yes I love these! He’s mentioned ATL quite a few times too
Living in Macon for 17 years and trying to make the best of it, this explains the underlying depressed feeling with the area
Most major black cities are depressing. Much trauma can cause that
You should talk about the roads and demographics of Jacksonville. I think there’s a lot of stuff in your wheelhouse. Consider the I-10 / I-95 interchange, which used to be known as the “sharpest turn on I-95”, at least locally. It’s generally understood this is no longer the case after updates to that interchange in early 21C. You’re the man, btw, let me know if you ever need local road nerd info about Jacksonville, Columbia SC, or Charleston. Keep up the great work.
By the way it’s still pretty rowdy if you take I-95 Southbound on the left side of the split. That interchange is so interesting to me because there’s are multiple exits leading to the same road. For example, head towards the terminus on I-10 east you can take the split left or right and both have built up exits to I-95 South.
@@Kennyaj123 From Jax also. Saw that you moved to Seattle long ago. How's the culture up there?
Being from Jacksonville, I feel like one of the best things about our city is how multicultural it is. Yes, racism is still an issue, but I feel like most people in our city are appreciative of diversity and live/work together peacefully.
It’s so frustrating how much potential our city has, that has been untapped. However, that new interchange sure is nice there at 10/95 😁
Just curious, what do yall think about Jax culture with the diversity? I am white and from here, so I would be interested to know what others think.
@@476233 When we say the R word, we mean from the 13%, right? In Jacksonville's case, the 30%
Lol the birth place of the blues is the Mississippi delta.
I was just in Memphis last week. The old art deco buildings are pretty and the city has done a lot to preserve them. I have to wonder whether “Beale Street is the most visited tourist designation in Tennessee” is still true versus Nashville’s Lower Broadway or Dollywood in the east.
@@Sevenfeet0 And the Murder rate is terrible also.
@@ArmyOne519This has nothing to do with what he is saying. #bots
Yes, Beale Street is still the most visited tourist destination in Tennessee. The difference between Broadway and Beale Street is drinking on the actual street is legal on Beale Street whereas it is not on Broadway. You can only drink in the honky tonks and restaurants. This limits the number of people actually on Broadway. Beale Street becomes a 3 block cocktail party. In the Gattlingburg/Pigion Forge area. It’s spread out and it’s not considered a single tourist attraction. Also, most of the attractions in Pigeon Forge has left and moved to Branson MO.
@@deltajukejoint1561 Should YT'ers do like Redditors and post "good bot" or "bad bot" every time it is clear that a bot is involved in a comment?
Beale street and the rest of Memphis is raggedy, ghetto, and run down
No Metro areas are majority black. And bringing in the migrants will ensure that is the case going into the future unless we understand the game plane and counter it. But how are you going to convince 40million that economic empowerment and political clout is a sheer numbers game?
been too beat down as a collective nation at this point family. they have the military and the religion in their image and likeness.
i pray for a figure like Moses to come and redeem us, not saying you have to too but that’s just what i do.
What's crazy is no one talks about desoto, texas!
One quibble about what you said about Montgomery is the people of Prattville and Millbrook (or Wetumpka for that matter) will insist they are not suburbs of Montgomery. There is enough separation because of the Alabama-Tallapoosa River flood plain to enable the small towns to the north to keep their own identity. The census may say they are all in the metro Montgomery area, but they are really their own cities.
A note about BATON ROUGE: The city's population won't suffer much due to the incorporation of St. George, as St. George was never part of Baton Rouge's city limits. Currently, Baton Rouge has a population of around 220,000, while the proposed St. George area has a population of approximately 86,000. If these two populations were combined, Baton Rouge’s population would be significantly larger. Baton Rouge operates under a consolidated city-parish government, making East Baton Rouge Parish home to about 430,000 people in total. While Baton Rouge has experienced slower growth in recent years, the city proper has not undergone significant population loss since the U.S. Census began.
Key Fact Checks:
St. George: It is correct that the proposed City of St. George was never officially part of Baton Rouge’s city limits, though it is in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Population Numbers: Baton Rouge's population is about 220,000, and the proposed St. George area has around 86,000 people.
Consolidated Government: Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish have a consolidated government, which means the city and parish function as a single entity for certain administrative purposes.
Population Loss ?: Baton Rouge has experienced slower population growth but hasn’t faced dramatic population loss, unlike other U.S. cities. However, this claim can depend on certain timeframes.
I just wrote somethin' similar to your post. Many people don't know how Baton Rouge's gov't is setup. It's kinda in a win-win situation with this St. George situation. With Baton Rouge having a stable economy (despite high crime problems), St. George, Central, & Zachary will keep many people in EBR.
Very informative! I loved learning something new. I would love to see this by region in the US. 👏🏻👏🏻
I was born in Fayetteville, and left 67 years ago. Going back next month to meet the city I never even knew. I always thought of it as more "Green" than Black.
Atlanta has flipped over the years, in the 90's, the " city limits" of Atlanta were majority black, but after gentrification, a lot of the original black population got displaced.... the "Metro Atlanta" area as a whole is very much black in many areas.
Our metro host over 2.3 Million its 36% black
@@The.Art.Of.Surviving 6.3 million in metro area & 33.6% black according to the 2020 census. Additionally 7.7% are biracial but identify as black.
@@alwaysflushinpublic. Most of that 7.7% mixed are Hispanic. Since Hispanic isn’t considered a race by the census most of them mark “two or more” or “other”. Another significant portion of that mixed population do not have any black admixture. Remember, you can be mixed with anything. Not just black.
Atlanta is still very black lol
Especially the Westside and Southside and the far East suburbs like StoneCrest/Lithonia it's 90% black and that's what I like 😊
Very interesting video. Very well done. I have a deep connection with 3 of these places. Especially Jackson, MS. I grew up there.
It's great to see black people doing well in cities like Atlanta and Montgomery where an upwardly mobile class of black professionals has developed. It wouldn't have happened in the 60s when I was growing up in those places. A note on Mobile: It is an urban area of two counties, Mobile County, with 430,000 and Baldwin County adjacent, with 230,000. Baldwin County has the affluent suburbs of Mobile plus retirees from all over the USA flocking to the beaches. These are probably considered two metro areas in order to funnel more government aid to Mobile County, which is poorer, more industrial, and more minority-dominant ; and maybe to keep the government from trying to force more minority integration on Baldwin County. But they're the same urban area. Pensacola, Florida is the county east of Baldwin, and it is also its own metro area
An interesting story about Mobile (where I used to live) is that I met a wealthy, highly educated entrepreneur from Kenya who married a girl from the down-at-heels suburb of Pritchard, as you mentioned, the poorest town in Alabama and maybe of the entire USA. He said he didn't like the white or black people in that part of Alabama, and especially didn't like anybody in Pritchard. (He curiously didn't like President Obama either, even though Obama's father was from Kenya, because, according to him, "Obama is teaching people not to work." I mention that because it shows he had a strong work ethic). Among other complaints, he said: "In Kenya, the children learn to respect their parents. In America they tell us to go to [ ]." He lived in Pritchard because his American wife's family was there. We were drinking in a tavern. I told him to look up and down the bar, which was shiny clean from one end to the other, except for one tiny spot of grease in front of us. I told him to think of the USA as that long, shiny table, and Pritchard as the tiny spot of grease. I hope he took the hint and moved to a better place, because he certainly had the money to live anywhere he wanted.
Yea its sort of crazy..I live in mobile county and i can literely see Baldwin county from my house but its not counted in Mobile Metro population..If it was it would be almost 700.000
My hometown, Fayetteville, NC, made #10. I wasn't expecting to see it at all. I haven't lived there since 1997, but I visited my folks there. One thing I notice about most of these places is a similar appearance. These places, including Fayetteville, need a economic boost.
Unfortunately Fayetteville is determined to go backwards while Raleigh, Charlotte and even Durham has prospered. They built condos on Hay Street to try and attract young professionals even though we have homeless encampments and gun shots being fired all night long! I am sure they have lines of successful educated people lined up waiting to live here.
Everyone thinks Atlanta is a strictly black city but we have a very diverse population and metro, the actual city of Atlanta is only 47% black.
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That sucks
Yep, I used to live there from 2001 to 2011. I use to say this all the time to people who didn’t live there, but they didn’t believe me!
@@WORKSbabydiversity can be good relax🤦🏽♂️
@@JaKingScomez it just mean you gonna get replaced
I’m a proud alumni of Jackson State University and the Sonic Boom of the South! 🥳🙌🏾 Thee I Love! 💙
There you have it... US Highway 80... the blackest US Highway in the country. Most cities on this list are along this route from Dallas TX to Savannah GA
Drive on any point of US 78
Drive on any point of US 78
Thanks!
I'll keep this in mind, when I retire I will be moving!
Interesting video. Im a white guy in who lives in metro Atlanta. Sadly the church I went to always would say things to the youth about avoiding downtown, took me until late high schoolish of my life to realize they were just racist. Inner city Atlanta is honestly pretty diverse, although I am somewhat concerned for the massive rising in rent prices for a lot of especially older people who live in ATL, many who are probably black. Metro atlanta is also massive in terms of what its defined as. Places up north as far as like Milton are considered metro Atlanta if i recall.
Gwinnett checking in . Agreed on the concern for disadvantaged members of society whether elderly or living with disabilities.
@@alwaysflushinpublic ya. The rent price issue is a country wide thing now, not just NYC, LA, Seattle types. I will say maybe with some of these algorithm lawsuits involving data sharing between tenants might put a temp hold on increases for a bit. But there should be semi new apartments that aren't infested with bugs and what not available for 1200/1300. Almost everything is like 1700 or even 2k now :(
It's increasing everywhere in usa and all globalised cities of the world.
It is so nice to be able to see you, Mike. Greetings from your fellow Charlotean in Tulsa! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🚗💨
Dizamn the sister on the thumbnail is banging!😂
I believe that's Yaya. She was on America's Next Top Model back in the day, but I think she acts now.
I'd love for you to take these cities, and rank them in terms of "Best place to live". In terms of quality of living, crimes, education, cost, etc
I’m from Virginia and currently reside in the 757 I was expecting to see perhaps one city however, the unique thing about Virginia is we have independent cities I.e. Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth , Newport News anywho great video sir!
Petersburg 99% Black and one of the 10 most dangerous cities in Virginia next to Norfolk. FBI crime Statistics. It’s a Sh*T Hole.
@@ArmyOne519 yeah that’s an area I don’t venture to as I have no reason to(Petersburg that is). My work sometimes has me in Norfolk but yeah it’s not the best of areas in the 757.
@@Virtusstrong And , the most Dangerous Cities in Virginia according to Crime Statistics. Be Safe out there 🙏.
Two of the cities you mentioned are over 50% others are 40+. The 757 is one of the fourth Blackest majors metros by percentage of metros bigger than 1.5 million. The ranking would be 1.Memphis 2. New Orleans 3. Atlanta 4. Hampton Roads.
@@757CitiesReppa got it!, I wasn’t sure about the actual stats, but being from here and being black myself perhaps I had my preconceived thoughts, also I did live in the 804 for about 10 years (Chesterfield county).
I honestly thought Baltimore was going to show up on here, but I guess as far as that city's metro goes, most of the black population is concentrated in or near the city limits.
12:35-12:40 Memphis is not the birthplace of the Blues. The birth place of the Blues is in the Delta of the State of Mississippi.
Memphis is the home of the blues due to W.C. Handy who wrote the first official blues song. He moved to Memphis from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
@@deltajukejoint1561 W.C. Handy, who first heard the blues in Tutwiler, Mississippi, in 1903.
@@deltajukejoint1561 Though musicologists can now attempt to define the blues narrowly in terms of certain chord structures and lyric forms thought to have originated in West Africa, audiences originally heard the music in a far more general way: it was simply the music of the rural south, notably the Mississippi Delta.
@@goat7844 and wrote a song called Beale Street Blues which is where the acknowledgement comes from. Memphis is the unofficial capitol of the Delta and rightfully credits its connection to Mississippi and the music scene. Blues is a rural form of music but Memphis happen to be the city that brought it to the forefront of American cities. The city never downplays that connection. It is also why the Grammy Museum is located in Mississippi and not in Memphis. It isn't a fight over the claim because St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois also have a strong connection to the artform. It is good to have someone on here with a deep knowledge of the craft though and it should be more respected and acknowledged as an artform.
@@deltajukejoint1561 let get real. If you would asked 1000 random people what state do you think is the birth/origin of the Blues overwhelmingly they will say the State of Mississippi. What state was B.B. King, Ike Turner, and ElvisPresley born in? There are so many Blues artists from Mississippi. Plus Chicago Blues got it Birth from Mississippi Blues Artists who migrated to Chicago.
From Baton Rouge lives in Memphis (Cordova) now cant leave the south. I love it to much
Can you talk about South Carolina metro areas in the next episode?
Finally someone talking good about my city 😂
I spent time in both Memphis and Jackson this year. Love both cities 🙌🏾
Your swag 😎 is crazy ❤
NYC city limits population is about 8.3 million people and about 2 million alone are black. The metro area is about 20 million and 3.6 million are black.
Those aren't real black people though
@@toyotadude6771 so what are they then ? Blue people from Pluto ?
5:05 It wasn’t just Buckhead. There was an attempt to split the city of Stockbridge, GA which is one of the suburbs south of Atlanta. Fortunately, Capital One (yeah, that one) stepped in to stop it from happening.
Dallas and Houston areas have a little over 1.2 million black residents each, which ranks both of them in the top 10 in the number of black residents. Many are surprised when visiting these Texas metros for the first time
Very true. Many visitors to Dallas and Houston are surprised at how diverse each city is.
@@DamianoutlawI hate when ppl say diverse and poc is it black or not lol
I am from Houston and you are correct for the most part. Houston has the largest amount of black residents of any city west of the Mississippi River. I’m not exactly sure about Dallas‘s numbers, but Dallas also has a handful of Black people too almost like Houston. Austin, although is a popular moving destination in Texas over the years I don’t really hear much about Black people over there like I do about Dallas.
Really? I don’t think anyone is surprised about Houston, people tend to know about our car culture, screwed and chopped music, and so many artists to name that are world famous
@@WORKSbabyDiverse doesn’t equal black 🤦🏿♂️ Houston metro area is the most diverse in the nation, we have no majority here.
Thanks Mike!
I thought for sure New Orleans would be on this list. Then I checked out the metro population. That has been steady while the city population has slowly rebounded BUT, the Black population in the city has dropped.
Living in Memphis I can tell you this
People from Nashville and Knoxville seem to really dislike Memphis
In the state assembly they will always vote against anything that might remotely benefit Memphis
@@stephendean2896 Nashville resident here. That may have been true many years ago but not anymore. If anything, we, the top four cities are all together fighting overreach from the state legislature. Last year it was us who was in the Eye of Sauron. Now unfortunately it is your city.
@Sevenfeet0 The state of Tennessee has stemied Memphis' growth since the 80s starting with the tiny towns law that prevented Memphis from annexing and growing its population and land area. The state creates laws that directed targeted Memphis and Shelby County without admitting to it. Remember since Memphis and Shelby County are not a consolidated government like Nashville/Davidson County Metro Government, people from Memphis can move into the county, not count towards Memphis' population but are still Shelby County residents. Nashville has urban and rural government boundaries but it is all considered Metropolitan Government. But as Tennessee goes if Memphis and Nashville don't learn how to work together the state will do what it can to stem or curtail growth in both of them.
@@deltajukejoint1561 The creation of Metro Nashville is an interesting story that began when the concept was first discussed among city officials in the late 1940s. As the city was growing post WWII, Davidson County didn’t have enough tax revenue for schools, sheriff and fire. And there was some backlash with some unincorporated towns deciding to incorporate so they would have standing in the decision process to join or not (Berry Hill, Belle Meade, Lakeview, Goodlettsville and Oak Hill). The first attempt at “Metro” in 1957 failed with the voters despite the endorsement of city leaders including Nashville mayor Ben West. After the failure, Forest Hills incorporated. The “Metro” concept was reworked and went in front of the voters again in 1962, this time passing despite Ben West being against it this time. So while Nashville is a Metro area (the first in the country), to this day some parts of it are not a part of Metro Nashville and retain their own governments. In the arrangement in the Metro charter, they have different levels of autonomy depending on how they were setup in the first place. So Belle Meade and Berry Hill have their own police force while Oak Hill and Forest Hills do not. None of them run their own public schools water/sewage or fire departments. All of the incorporated towns not part of Metro still have representation on the Metro Council since the Metro council is a consolidation of the original city and county councils (hence why the 40 person council is as large as it is). And finally, Lakeview decided in just about 15 years ago or so that keeping their own government was too much trouble and joined Metro.
And y’all don’t like Nashville either, we all like the grizzly’s but none of y’all like the titans, the state never gives y’all anything cause y’all always break it or steal it. You need local change before you can get state change. Nashville runs this state because we’ve had decent Mayors like briley and bredeson. Only reason Knoxville gets anything is because Nashville people love the vols. Chattanooga gets stuff because it’s basically north Atlanta. Memphis needs a good mayor, police force, and to dissociate with anything Mississippi.
@brocksanders5135 Nashville does not support the Grizzlies. Memphis is not a strong NFL supporter due to Bud Adams and the NFL, and if you read the story and understood the history, you would probably feel similar. Nashville doesn't run the state, not Nashville the city, but it does as the state capitol. Memphis' metropolitan area is also very different since it is spread over three states with three very unique cultures. We have had good mayors. Agree we do, as of recent probably need better ones, but as far as ranking city leadership, Memphis and Nashville rank similar to each other. We could discuss Bill Boner, former mayor of Nashville, but we won't. There are always disagreements between the two cities one always pulls ahead of the other in population but both would be better if we both stop pointing fingers and work together so that both metropolitan areas could actually move forward. Up until the last ten years or so Memphis has had to fight the state on its own, now Nashville needs to join the push so both cities could be fire on all cylinders at the same time. We all do better when we work together.
Visited Memphis this past weekend for the Southern Heritage Classic game (weird name for an HBCU matchup). Came away actually impressed. It's a mid size city with plenty to do and NO TRAFFIC, especially compared to my home of ATL.
I can tell you never traveled anywhere if you were impressed
There is nothing to do and of course there was no traffic, people don't want to get shot
@@kaydod3190 haha a couple of things to explain. My wife and I actually travel a lot, I’m familiar with pretty much every major city on both coasts besides LA. With Memphis, my expectations were in hell haha, you look up Memphis and all you hear about is how dangerous it is. As far as things to do, we are pretty easy to please. Good food and sports are the main priority. Memphis only has the Grizzlies which is a letdown but man ATL traffic will drive you crazy. It’s taken me 45mins to go 7 miles before. So basically my takeaway was, if I had to live here it wouldn’t be as bad as I initially believed
@@kaydod3190 also, I always hear how dangerous cities are like Chicago, Memphis, San Francisco, etc. but to be honest Atl feels more dangerous. Overall people perception of risk and reality is skewed because I hear ppl who grew up in the 80s talk about how things are more dangerous now which is hilarious. But during our night out in Memphis it felt like any other city with hipsters and overpriced drinks.
@@willis7404Good for you! I suspect @kaydod3190 is the one who hasn’t traveled much.
I actually moved from Atlanta to Memphis because of Atlanta traffic. Memphis has its problems (naysayers being the biggest), but it is still one of the best decisions I ever made to move here.
Could you cover Hispanics, then Brazilians... I figured Houston would show up in every video like this because of its diversity.
Not surprised the Midwest wasn't represented. In my city (Chicago), we've had a drain of Black families in the city for decades (especially middle- and upper-class) as well as a loss of businesses (Black-owned or not) in majority-Black neighborhoods. Chicago's population used to be 40% Black - now they're not even the second most populous demographic in the city. And most are moving either to the suburbs or to the South. A lot due to violence in our majority-Black neighborhoods, but a huge chunk of it the same reason white families are bolting - getting a bigger bang for their buck elsewhere.
Same thing is happening in Miami.
@@thedirtybubble9613we left South Chicago in 1979 because Florida had jobs. My mom is from Liberty City. Problem with Miami is jobs. I noticed a lot of Miamians moving to Tampa and Orlando starting about 15 years ago. Now I see a lot of Miamians here in Atlanta.
@@carymarshallfelton9188 People have been leaving Miami for 40 years now, at least. Ever since the invasion. For better or worse, immigrants have brought good and bad to Miami. And you are right there are no jobs or opportunities in Miami anymore. Unless you want to work at the Airport, county/city government, construction or in a auto repair shop. To make matters worse, the cost of living is hardly feasible for anyone with a middle income and raising a family. Crime is very bad in Miami still. Don't let the politicians lie to you about oh our numbers are way down than what they were 30 years ago well of course it was downright terrible back then. I mean, if people are moving to Atlanta that tells you how bad it is now.
@@thedirtybubble9613to be honest it may be older than that. You look at a lot of folks that graduated from Northwestern in the 60s. They went to school up north and didn't come back.
@@carymarshallfelton9188 You might be right. I have noticed a lot of generational Miamians in Tallahassee, FL.
5th Generation Atlantan *maternal*. The only aspect of this video I disagree with is that Atlanta should always be ranked 1st. A Black community that is most educated, middle class / stable, business owners, participation in the arts, diversity. It's an honor and privilege to live here. Some of us will be watching election returns at the statue of MLK near the memorial.
All of my doctors, our family lawyer and our favorite restaurants are all A-A. Conversely, our housekeeper and trash collectors are non-Hispanic whites. B4 someone says this is revenge racism....I'm white Irish-American and adopted.
To Atlanta's Black community I say thank you. For accepting me and allowing me to enjoy the culture they have worked hard to create, thank you.
I was shocked Little Rock, AR and Pine Bluff, AR didn’t make the list.
😂 no disrespect or shade but I am definitely not shocked although it does have a lot of black folks there
I think Pine Bluff actually lost so much population that the Census Bureau no longer considers it a metropolitan area.
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That part I definitely have noticed myself I don't know why because I have not really stayed there for a while but every time I keep going back I notice it's not as many people there just like in Laurel Mississippi two different places but it's the same exact happening thing
black and white and Español like the South.. we have good taste 😁
ATL AND DC not even in the list im shock but i learn a lot
New Orleans city by itself has a 54% black population. The statistical metropolitan area brings that down to 35% but also includes many other cities in the area. But as for New Orleans itself, it does have a black majority. Im not sure if the creator of this video is aware of that or not.
He is. This is a different video.
Probably should’ve just done the Blackest metros over 1million or 1.5million in population.
A great video and a eye opener 🎉❤
I figured Columbia, SC would make it.
That is a very useful map for my future travels. Thanks. 🤣
Jackson ms is over 80% Black. The state of MS is almost at 39%
fun fact the city was named after Michael Jackson
Wow, I thought Detroit would’ve been somewhere on this list, maybe even Chicago.
Not even New Orleans made the list.
Very interesting.
Mileage mike i love you
I’m from Macon, but I’m surprised Savannah didn’t make the list!
Now driving I-20 from Dallas to Florence, SC, then I-95 north, so hitting a lot of these cities. These Deep South states are horrible in investing in themselves. The “it takes money to make money” mantra applies. The “look, we cut taxes” only benefits the people who don’t really need a tax break!
Awesome video. Can you do a video of the most wealthiest neighborhoods or cities with a high black population.
Prince George and Montgommery counties I believe in Maryland would be up there. Both DC suburbs
What they lump into the METRO ATLANTA area is anything BUT METRO. The city of Atlanta is MAJORITY BLACK. Consolidation of the surronding suburbs water down the Blackness. I live in Augusta. Augusta is consolidated. The city is 70-75 percent Black, but the consolidated Richmond County is 55-60 percent Black. These numbers are off and adding in areas that are not considered part of the city. North Augusta and Aiken are not in the consolidation. That's probably what happened to Atlannta's numbers. He's going by the Federal Metro definitions, which cover a larger area outside of the actual city. Throws the numbers off.
Most proportionally black, but it is also interesting to know what cities have the highest black population outright, which may or may not coincide with the most populous cities in general. But it would be interesting to see where the two lists differ
"Urban" means landless and dependent on a job or government benefits
The reason Atlanta, DC, Charlotte are thought of a black cities is because Blacks have high positions and prosperous careers in those cities. Black in these cities are living, closer to so called American dream.
I thought I'd see Pine Bluff, Arkansas. But it's included in the Little Rock /Pine Bluff Combined MSA, so maybe that's why.
Thanks to the signing of NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, the jobs situation in the South
Iooks horrible.
Big Corporate tax cuts have done nothing.
Not sure how Columbia, South Carolina didn’t make the list. It’s 42% black and has a population of about 140,000 people overall.
The metro area for Columbia is 33% black, which was slightly lower than 34% for Atlanta metro area, so it didn't make the list.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_metropolitan_area,_South_Carolina
Oops, that link shows numbers from 2010. I need to find one more updated than the wiki page.
I used to live in Columbia early 2000s, i went to mostly black schools. Migration into the city is largely non-black. Many cities in the South are becoming whiter because of migrants.
A slight detour (get it) from your usual videos, but as usual, I personally learned a lot, especially for a more serious issue this country has not done a great job dealing with.
Shoutout to Yaya on the thumbnail, lol.
Detroit Mich is 77.9% black now I have no idea of how YOU count but that makes Detroit proper the most black city in the USA !
***METRO*** it is non black. And Jackson MS is closer to 85-90% black in the actual city, I don't think there are ANY white people there lol
Yeah but numerically nyc metro still has the most black folks, despite some being priced out over the years.
The title of the video literally says metro areas. Detroit is black largely because whites moved to the suburbs which is essentially all major cities in the north. Drive 30 minutes out from the urban core, it's white country.
Important to understand the point made in the beginning of the video….metro area populations and city proper populations are not the same. Both matter, but depending on context. This video is about metros, in which case Detroit isn’t even close.
@@mekaeg its based on percentage, not raw numbers. As i stated, the nyc tri state has the most numerically by far. Nyc alone has about 2 million & change. If you add in newark, jersey city & the surrounding areas, its well above that.
Let's get one thing straight: Baton Rouge has no chance of economically ending up like Jackson. BR is part of a consolidated gov't like Nashville, so when St. George (which was never part of BR city limits; it didn't "split") became a city, a large portion of tax $$$ generated in the area will still go towards EBR Parish matters--which has the largest GDP in Louisiana.
Yep people just be talking. East Baton Rouge Parish is the most economically dominant parish in the state
Your right except for that city limits shit. Nobody ever considered Shenandoah not Baton Rouge or any of those areas in St. George. That area was never like Baker. City limits or not it was always considered Baton Rouge.
I have lived in both cities. Baton Rouge is fast becoming a modern day hellhole just like Jackson, IMO.
Hello @MileageMike - Quick & Random Question. Would you ever consider doing a video about land development concerning the amount of townhomes being built instead of single family homes and a more in-depth video about zoning?
I'll see what I can do
To properly do a video, you must differentiate between the types of single family homes. In many instances, they are building a lot of single family homes, but the problem is that they are building them too big. The average American family size is shrinking, yet the single family homes are getting bigger. Yes, they build townhomes for those, but there's a lack of single family starter homes. Not everyone young couple who just had a baby want a home with 3 or more levels, nor can afford a McMansion.
@@MileageMike485 thanks. I would also like to get your insight on the rise of property management groups & investment companies buying up all of the houses in major cities
@@citrustaco I agree with you about mc / mini mansions. The small amount of single family houses being built in my area are on the larger side and are starting at $700,000 and they’re being snatched up almost immediately - regardless of the location. I recently drove through two communities that are essentially in the backwoods - narrow streets no sidewalks no gas station, retail or grocery store nearby - & they’re selling like coats in the winter. Townhomes are starting in the low 400’s - even though they’re smaller & more narrow than the townhouses constructed in years past.
@@CJ3WT Well, I guess that’s what the people want if they are being snatched up quickly. From a developer’s side, they want to build and sell quickly. If they are being snatched up that fast, then the people have the money to buy them and might want to raise the prices if there are so many buyers all outbidding each other. I don’t know who all these buyers are, but it seems to be a lot of them.
No Detroit? I thought Detroit was at least 80% Black.
Is your list metro areas or city limits? Of course, Caucasians inhabit most suburbs.
Suburbs are included in metro, right?
Good video! Very informative. I think when most people talk about this subject they are thinking about large metros. If you considered only metros over 1 million you’d likely have those cities everyone thinks of on the list.
Might do that for another video. When you cutoff at 1 million it looks similar to the overall largest metros excluding the cities in the western US.
@@MileageMike485 true. This video was more interesting because it illuminated the smaller metros with large black populations. The other metric to look at is state populations. That gives a good indication of where black people live… which is the southern US… unsurprisingly.
How you got Columbus and Macon but forgot Albany ga. 😂
I was think Louisiana and Georgia rep was obvious. Memphis being a plurality was surprising, but makes sense that it might still be pretty high. North Carolina on the list? you would think Baltimore and DC would be above the Carolinas
Can you do Hispanics the Brazilians then most Mexicans cities next? I knew Houston is gonna appear in every video like this for being diverse
I’m from Houston and Houston doesn’t have the most Brazilians of any American city. I did live for a year in Boston and it definitely has probably the most Brazilians of any American city..
I am a little confused by your comment with the wording. But if you're trying to write that Brazilians are hispanic they technically are not since Hispanic defined as people from majority Spanish speaking countries living in the USA and Brazil's main language is Portuguese.
So non-mexican hispanics compared to mexican-hispanics?
I bet Laredo, Texas would be on the top 3.
@@QuizHeavenTriviawithJonas Seconded. As a Masshole, we have A LOT of Brazilians here, especially Framingham; although the Indians are moving in. It's not a bad thing by any means but is a point of contention with the Spanish-speaking populous around MA; when they get lumped in with the rest of the Latinos.
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I’m surprised the DMV area not on the list they gentrified dc as well as the surrounding area
DMV?
@ Dc Maryland Virginia
@@allhustle_nodistractions Really? I guess only DC would proudly name itself after the DMV, the worst regarded bureaucracy in the US.
I live in Atlanta. We're a very diverse place. While it is a major place for Black culture and residency, in addition to the White population, we have a LOT of immigrant communities from the Hispanic and Asian world. Having the busiest international airport in the world will do that. It's like a 21st century Ellis Island of sorts.
We hosted the Olympics in 1996, and that brought a lot of international attention to us. Plus we were already internationally connected with brands like Coca-Cola and CNN being based here.
Atlanta area also has many people of all sorts from other parts of the US. I came of age in Atlanta but was born in Philadelphia
People sleep on Memphis and its a nice town
No it's not
It’s ok but anyone can get it
@@kaydod3190u everywhere hating on Memphis, u mustve gotten robbed or sum while there?😂
I used to live in Jackson, MS. Before that I live in California, Arizona, and Texas. Going to Jackson is a culture shock if you never lived there. I grew up in the Queens for all the people that lived in or live in Jackson, ya'll know wassup lol. I went to Provine High School. Everybody in the neighborhood, and at school was black. Now I grew up around whites, and mexicans. Chinese too, in Cali. So for me, moving to Jackson was something I had to get used to. Believe it or not.
Maryland is 32% black
I think of you check the last US census for 2020 Maryland is 25% black not 32 but it is a Democrat state
@@spookyazctit's 32% black. Check the census website
@@spookyazctit's 32% stop tryna diminish us 😂
Mobile,Alabama born and raised 💪🏾💪🏾
How’s the water there? Hard
Life-long Shreveporter and I wouldn't consider Mansfield part of the SBC metro. That's too far out.
I have family in Mansfield I live in Virginia
I agree Mansfield is far out from Shreveport (I have family in Shreveport, Mansfield, and a bit further south than that), but when I look it up, they technically do consider it part of the Metro Shreveport/Bossier City area.
Surprised by Fayetteville. I live an hour from there, and I can tell you, we used to call Hay Street Ho Street.😆
Metro Atlanta IS black... in the counties that count. Most of those counties that are considered "Metro Atlanta" really aren't and it's obvious that they're not even trying to be
yea the ATL metro keeps expanding and it's distorting the statistics. Cumming and Flowery Branch are considered ATL Metro.
Thank you metro atlanta is black we on all sides and counties
A companion video of the metros of 1 million or more would be helpful also. Clearly Memphis would top this list, with Atlanta second, and perhaps New Orleans third.
Also appears that those who stated they are mixed race with black were not considered in these numbers, so it would be interesting to see this stat with the large, million-plus metros.
I live in Jackson. Not the most ideal place to live.
It's not bad either
Memphis CSA is 48%black & 45 white, THE ONLY major city in America where the plurality & majority is black..Jackson,MS is 52% white & 45 black,CSA not MSA..info from wikipedia tho..Memphis really can be a more predominately black city if more black ppl realize how important this location is to this country
That's why Memphis so trash now. If it was diverse, it would be a great city
@@kaydod3190 Memphis is trash because the Blacks are Democrats and Liberals We need to flip our city to Republican with more conservative values
@@kaydod3190you from East Tennessee you never see black people 😂😂😂😂