Houston Voted Top City To Live In Black Enterprise magazine conducted a survey earlier in the year and concluded that Houston is the No. 1 city for African-Americans to live in. Houston was recently named fattest city in America and topped the smoggiest city list last year. But this time, the city has something to be proud about. The magazine, which hit newsstands Tuesday, announced that of all the major U.S. cities, Houston was best overall. New York and Los Angeles, the most populous cities in America, didn't even crack the top 10. Houston beat out New York, L.A. and Chicago as the No. 1 place to live, work and play for African-Americans. "It welcomes all newcomers," Mayor Lee P. Brown said at a news conference. "For Houston, it is not where you came from, it is what you bring to the table." Brown credited Houston's diverse communities and can-do attitudes. The magazine surveyed 4,100 people and covered 21 quality-of-life issues, including income, earnings potential, cost of living, how close they were to their employer and cost of housing. "People are really making decisions in their life based on quality of life much more so than they did in the past," Earl Graves, president of Black Enterprise magazine, said. A sample of opinions outside the courthouse downtown by News2Houston showed that African-Americans generally agreed with the magazine's ranking, except for one attorney. "As an attorney and just dealing with all different types of people, it is just really hard for me to believe that," attorney Chawn Hubbard said. The ranking is a feather in the cap of the Brown administration, and an important tool for Houston's tourism business. The human resources director for Houston-based Compaq also said that the ranking is a "great, great recruitment tool." The Top 5 * Houston * Washington D.C. * Atlanta * Charlotte, N.C. * Memphis, Tenn. ------------------ The internet is about the free exchange and sale of other people's ideas. - Futurama
Im just glad to see small town memphis on that list! It is also suprising to see houston ahead of atlanta. ------------------ I am an invisible man.
kbm, You beat me to it. If anybody had asked me, I would've thought Atlanta as well. ------------------ "Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." -- Brian Williams (now Bison Dele) commenting on Isiah Thomas.
Atlanta is 70% black, but maybe it was lower because of the extreme financial difference b/w North (white) and south (black). General racial complexities that generally do not exist in Houston. ------------------ "You sanctimonious philistines, who scoff at me!"
All in the south? Interesting... ------------------ "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning how to put food on their family while being put to death." It's back... Protrolls.com!
With Houston, Atlanta and Washington topping the list, it makes you wonder if they used crime as one of the 21 quality of life indicators. ------------------
And yet... Nice writing there. If they didn't even make the Top Ten, what's the point of saying we "beat them out"...? I mean, while LA is the best of the NBA's 29 teams, I wouldn't describe their championship as having been won "at the expense of Boston, Chicago, and the LA Clippers". We beat out D.C., Atlanta, Charlotte, and Memphis. The cities that didn't crack the Top 10? Screw em. [This message has been edited by BrianKagy (edited June 06, 2001).]
??????? Are these cities among the lowest in crime? that is good to know as well. I have heard good things about Charlotte and was not surprised to see it on the list But Memphis did surprise me. they all basketball cities Rocket River ------------------
My point is that Houston, Atlanta and DC are typically among the cities with the most crime. I would be curious to see the entire list they used to scrutinize the cities. ------------------
Well, I live in DC, and the crime in DC is at least top 5. To be honest I think DC is a wonderful place to live and is very exciting. It has a great night life, has some beautiful areas, and lots of stuff to do during the day. Great place to live. There is a very good feel about this place if you ask me. ------------------ humble, but hungry.
Interesting how the perception is that African-Americans are treated so poorly in the South and so well in the North...and studies like this seem to show quite the opposite. Race riots seem to happen in places like Ohio, NY and CA...we don't get that much here. I think people really get along pretty well here. I'd like to think that as a city, we do a better job of looking past skin color. Ultimately, it means nothing...as MLK said..."to be judged by the content of your character, not by the color of your skin." Good for H-Town!!! ------------------
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Actually, bobrek, that isn't true of Houston. According to a study they released last year in the Chronicle, Houston ranked in the bottom third of major cities in terms of violent crime. We ranked in the top 10 in vehicle theft, but that isn't too surprising considering Houston is a car-centric city. BK: Damn straight!!! The Places Rated Guide has, for the last five years, consistently listed Houston in the top 5 in livibility. We would've been there sooner, but they used to weight weather more heavily and the hot summers and rain did us in. ------------------ The internet is about the free exchange and sale of other people's ideas. - Futurama
Read faulkner. The south is a great place to live for all peoples. ------------------ I am an invisible man.
'okay sine-aid what do you think?' --'with all the bloody starvation in the world the last thing you should be worrying about is my hair' ------------------ "no matter how good she looks someone... somewhere..is tired of her sh*t"
'as long as the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently abandoned and discredited..everywhere is war..' there are other truths to war than this..but what does that prove? sinead can sing it.. so can marley but selassie was not a rasta anyway and means nothing or has no bearing here.. ------------------ "no matter how good she looks someone... somewhere..is tired of her sh*t"
Does anyone have any official numbers for Hispanic, African-American, Asian, and Anglo populations in the US? If you do, it would be greatly appreciated. ------------------ President of the Committee to prevent the drafting of Gerald Wallace "You know who the best rebounder in Chicago is? The trainer chasing all of Wallace's missed shots."------NBAtalk
Thanks a bunch Rimmy. Needed it for a summer course I'm taking. ------------------ President of the Committee to prevent the drafting of Gerald Wallace "You know who the best rebounder in Chicago is? The trainer chasing all of Wallace's missed shots."------NBAtalk
