Can anyone tell me about Grafton, MA? The % of blacks is less than 1%. Why is it so low?
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Most likely because larger numbers of black people don't live there compared to other races...
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Racism is too easy an answer, although it may be the case some of the time.  More likely, due to historical racism and many other factors, black men in the south generally do not have as good a credit rating, do not have as good personal or business references, and are not a part of the "old boy" (i.e., old white boy) network.  That's not the same as current racism, and I would bet that there are banks and other lenders that are smart enough to actively seek out black business, in order to expand their customer range.  After all, there are getting to be more well-educated, highly skilled blacks in the middle class and above in America, probably including Louisiana.  They have good jobs and want to keep them, and are at least as respectible and ambitious as their white counterparts.  More, often, because they are responding to quite a few years of affirmative action, emphasis on education, and the influence of leaders like MLK to have self-respect and pride in their heritage; all to the good for their economic well-being.  Then, too, there are probably at least a few good black-run banks and credit unions in every state, even in Louisiana.
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Don't really know anything about those apts - however did look up their location on the map. on a scale of 1-10 (best being 10) i would say that that area would be a 4-5, if i remember correctly (some of my x's family live in that area & i have only visited 2-4 times over the years) the population in this area is 90% black, parts are older well established neiborhoods. would guess that crime would be around a 5-6, easy to learn your way around from there.\n\nhope it helps
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Holy COW! I am sitting here in Missouri reading these questions, and I come across from someone for WALDEN, my home town!!! It is such a small world! PS: Can help ya out with the tax thing. I used to live right on Pleasant ave.
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I hope you realize that all blacks aren't African-american.  Maybe you should rethink the question and ask how many blacks are in the U.S. today.  Hmm.
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Boy thats a toss up.  They both have proximity to lower income areas which, ultimately have an effect on the quality of the public education.  Of course, today, the houses in the lower income areas cost about $800k.  I'd say these days, its going to be about even.  Heres some stats to help you decide:  Aragon:  1565 students - expenditures per student:  $13,794.  Teacher/student ratio:  22.2 to 1.  Caucasion:  48.31%, African American:  1.66%, Asian:  34.19%, Hispanic:  15.53%, Native American: 0.32%.   San Mateo:  1375 students.  expenditures per student:  $13,794.  Teacher/student ratio:  21.2 to 1.  Caucasion:  37.1%, African American:  4.58%, Asian:  26.11%, Hispanic:  31.85%, Native American: 0.36%.
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Actually it is a lot less than it used to be. I am 58 and I remember segregation and white people talking about Negroes and "colored people" in a derogatory way. Today a lot of those same groups of people have black friends or work with black people and there is a lot less of that than there used to be. Yes, there are people, usually of a lower socioeconomic class who are still acting that way because they see educated black people getting better jobs than they do and don't want to admit it is because that person is smarter and better educated and they want to bring them below them so they have someone to look down on. They don't want to admit that the problem is themselves.
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Where are you getting you information to be sure that this is true? Unless you interviewed and surveyed each and every Black man, White man,  and women of all races on that subject and got those answers that you are posting,  you are just generalizing what you see around you not actual fact. I live in New York and see quite the opposite of what you have seen. I have seen people all of different races going out with and married to Black men. I have a friend who name is Arthur that is married to a Japanese woman and a friend who passed recently, that was married to a Chinese woman and they have a son together. As far as Black men and Hispanic/ Latin women, I have seen plenty of my Black male friends married or  engaged to Latinas that  they have children with. I am wondering what area do you live at because where I live, it is really diverse and that is my truth.
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I'm from Long Island and I'm a teacher... I have dozens of friends with teaching degrees on Long Island and no one can find a job.  The reason is because Long Island pays teachers so well that there is a high demand for jobs in that Field.  The majority of people start off as subs.  me... I moved to Tennessee.  Yeah, LI pays better - but the cost of living is extremely high... so it makes no difference.
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Here is a link to the poverty threshold in the US as of 2005.  I'm not sure if the table relates specifically to the Phoenix area, but it should be a good place to start.  Good luck.
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I just attended a lecture yesterday that talked about these very statistics.  Our crime rate is actually going down, but our rate of incarceration is going up.  This reflects the US' "war on crime" and "war on drugs" started in the late 70s, early 80s (Reagan, mostly).  It's because we are taking action and using incarceration as the solution.  To really properly analize these numbers, you also have to look at the crime rates of all these nations (we also score very poorly, there, so you still have a point).  The statistics for african-americans is even worse - something like 6000+ african-american inmates per 100,000.
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It’s not a question of colour but financial status. Poor people are more likely to steal. In the USA the rate of blacks is high among the poor. This can be the reason, I guess. Well, in my country many more white people steal.
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Probably between 6-8 percent, just like the general population. I don't know where you got the 1% from, but it's wrong.
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April\n\nI agree with you 100%\n\nI have a friend that's a Lutenant in a local fire dept. He recently took the test for a job opening as Captain. He got an 87% on the test. Another guy, that happens to be black, took the same test and got the job. His score, 78%. So why did he get the job? Because they have to give blacks (and some other "minorities") a handicap score advantage to meet the equal oppurtunity hiring laws.\n\nSo....what's wrong with this, you ask.\nIt's lowering our standards to accomodate someone that's inferior but want's the job. Now, the fire dept. that hired him will have a less qualified captain running that fire house. That's not what I want for my community, and I don't think most other people want it either.\nI could care less what color someone is, but if they're too stupid to pass the test, then I don't want them to have the job! If they want to be treated equally, let's get back to it! It will mean many minorities will lose jobs because they can't meet the standards we need, but that's what being treated equally means!
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I would have said no!  Maybe it depends on what minority.  I have a dear friend who is gay who lived there for quite awhile, and he said it is a college town (like our home town), very cool, very accepting, and that there is quite a gay community there.  He liked living there.
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There have been several African American "migrations" to the large cities over the years, so many of the cities you have mentioned have large African American populations.  I would hope that there are no cities that are "ruled" by one ethnicity or another.
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First of all AA is a particular diaspora and does not apply to all Black people. To answer your question in some cases the minute Black people or any other non WASP group move into a neighborhood no one wants to invest in it. Without resources a neighborhood won't thrive.  I'v seen this happen.  Everyone left and took everything with them. Only thing that was left was an auto parts dealer and Walmart, no one can live on those wages.  They left because of Racism plain and simple. I also think it is a mind thing, the minute a black child leaves the womb thier stamped with Deprived or Inner city or Ghetto or Crime.  It doesn't go away you have to make it go away, If those things were true I wouldn't be working on my 2nd Master's right now. Also there is this stigma that comes with black neighborhoods. That is, that their must be more crime there. So you will have, White males cruzing the streets harrasing women and young girls and trying to by drugs. Like I said before Black neighborhoods lack resources if their were more places to go for help instead of the police station we would be better off. \n\nMy Boss (who is white)asked if it is a good idea to start hiring students at the nearby high school.  The school is mostly Black.  She was concerned that she might have trouble with these kids.  I took offense to this and we began to talk. She asked me why don't we all stick together instead of killing each, why is there so much crime and black women on Welfare. I kindly told her that we are not the ones on Welfare, her people are, and White people kill each other all the time I don't hear the term White on White crime. I also told her that if she paid people decent wages and start some college and mentoring program that might help. She didn't like that answer and she stated a scholorship at a surburban prep school that was mostly white.  I didn't understand, most of the people at my job (who are Black and my job is in a Black Neighborhood) didn't either, so we started a mentoring program.  This reasoning is part of the problem. She completely wrote off a group of people imagine 20 people thinking this way now imagine thoudsands, get my point.  She had it drilled into her her whole life by watching tv and reading the newspaper that Black people are lazy and don't want to work, steal and rape white women. That's part of the problem and that's why there is crime because no one wants to invest. So people sell drugs and their bodies so they can eat and feed their kids. They feel depressed because of their state, so they drink and do drugs. The media creates a demand to have Ipods and shiny jewerly and cars, so they rob and steal to make themselves feel apart of something.  They  go to jail and when they are released can't find a decent job so the are back to selling drugs and their bodies.  They start using drugs again which is observed by their kids so they learn early. Then the cycle starts over and over again.  Just think that, if someone invested in some of these neighborhoods, with better health service and decent paying jobs the cycle would stop.