Worst Cities for Blacks in the South | The 5

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[@kamd1796]

I’m born and raised in New Orleans but will be relocating in June. Everything you said is true. Us blacks are suffering here because of the low pay and terrible school system. I feel that’s how they want it to be for us but if we(meaning blacks) leave no one would come and visit because New Orleans culture is based on black culture.

[@badtvbad1]

Born and raised as well, everything you say and everything in the video is very true.

[@TianaQueenz.]

Periodt!!! I say this alla time, if we leave there will be NO new orleans culture!

[@joedirt6073]

What's the demographics of new Orleans and your politicians? The only people that visit new Orleans are degenerates

[@shanceeaton9508]

New Orleans culture is based on alcoholism and sexual deviancy

[@kamd1796]

@@shanceeaton9508 Go read a book if you think New Orleans culture is only about that.

[@tayetaye2481]

5. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 4. Orlando, Florida 3. New Orleans, Louisiana 2. Memphis, Tennessee 1. Jackson, Mississippi Not surprised at all by this list...

[@gregorywilliams9302]

@C.D It’s oblivious you don’t know what the hell you are talking about.

[@tadiafoster4460]

Much agreed with this list.

[@teNpac47]

Every one!!! When I hear Jackson, MS I think of the movie THE HELP, no change there.

[@shawnettab2982]

That's shameful

[@dudefromkc6182]

I thought so too until this new reality TV show based in Jackson Mississippi.

[@circuitmasters5258]

I'm from Jackson it's a shyt hole...I'm grinding to get away

[@MakeWay4CJ]

YEah well, when I think of Mississippi, I just flat out think of slavery, racism, people who are too closely related to themselves (if you know what I mean) and a lack of progress but then again, they earned that reputation so....no change there for me either.

[@icemike1]

Have you stayed in Jackson Ms

[@AndreaJ19715]

My heart breaks for Memphis. I hope it gets better.

[@tiffsaver]

I moved from NYC to Atlanta, Georgia. Although this city has some great areas to live, any city that is referred to as, "The Capital of Rap," is one to avoid, for this reason alone.

[@Jae-xs6xy]

😳 Not surprise and the entire Mississippi 👌

[@alliwishis2652]

SO Basically everything on and around Highway 55 New Orleans Louisiana Jacksonville Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee and I even heard quiet as kept St Louis Kansas/Mo

[@wildwaning9427]

@@alliwishis2652 Pretty much, but since I've lived in all of them, I can verify that Jackson, MS is THE WORST!!

[@alliwishis2652]

@@wildwaning9427 Yea I like Mississippi and I don't mind it but yeah you can keep Jackson someone should nuke that City

[@wildwaning9427]

@@alliwishis2652 Lol!!

[@icemike1]

@@alliwishis2652 spent most my life in Mississippi not Jackson if I had the money I'd move back to Mississippi in a heartbeat

[@MrGsvideos]

Yup Orlando deserve to be on this list. Lack of affordable housing low wages and mostly boring however Orlando does have alot of blacks folks that are doing well. Overall not a bad city you just need a good job to live good

[@simmsive71is]

That true good for Families

[@TheBatugan77]

What does affordable housing have to do with being black?

[@chuckiea7011]

Exactly! African Americans are doing well in Orlando

[@oovii808]

F the job, a good business!

[@Thejuice1998]

Move to the Midwest and see how much better Orlando is for blacks

[@calmdown2876]

Atlanta should be on this list. Atlanta is a mirage and looks better than what it actually is.

[@CarmenSD]

Exactly!!

[@calmdown2876]

@@CarmenSD If you are a heterosexual African American man Atlanta should be listed as one of the worst cities in America for you to live in. About 10% of African Americans that live in the Atlanta area are doing very well. These are guys like Steve Harvey, Tyler Perry, the professional athletes, and entertainers. Most African Americans in the Atlanta area work for local city government like the city of Atlanta, Cobb County, Gwinnett County, Dekalb County or Clayton County. There are so many broke African Americans living in the Atlanta area until saying that Atlanta is a top city for African Americans is a joke.

[@dadisiolutosin]

@@calmdown2876 I lived in Atlanta for 27 years after attending college there and I hear what you're saying. But.... the difference between what you're saying and what this list is showing is based on numeric data, not anecdotal subjective opinions. I agree all that glitters ain't gold but Atlanta provides more entrepreneurial opportunity than any other city in the US for Black Americans. Keep in mind, Atlanta is an oasis in a racist ass state and the impact of that state can be seen and felt within I-285. My family and I left Atlanta due to a number of factors but if you come to Atlanta with a plan, there are lots of opportunities there.

[@calmdown2876]

@@dadisiolutosin I am talking about the real numbers in metro Atlanta sir. African Americans do not have an extremely wealthy 1% like the Europeans do. African Americans have an extremely wealthy but very very small group of about .0001% which is an extremely small number of super rich. Baranco owns some auto dealerships, there is one prominent small African American owned construction company in Atlanta that got some local city government contacts. You have a very small number of African American businesses that are profitable in metro Atlanta. Then you have the entertainers like Steve Harvey and Tyler Perry neither of which are from Atlanta but have a residence in the Atlanta metro area. Then there are the professional athletes. Then you have a small number if medical doctors, nurses , professors, and lawyers etc. Then you have a small black middle class which consists of 2 income African American households. The local city hall government workers and civil servants workers fit some where between middle and lower middle class. The people that work for the local city governments around the metro Atlanta area do not get their annual incremental on time if at all and, because of this their pay is not keeping up with inflation. The total of the African Americans I mentioned above is less than 15% of the total metro Atlanta population. That mean 85% of African Americans in metro Atlanta are living hand to mouth, pay check to pay check. These African Americans can not afford adequate health care, housing or healthy food to eat. Do you deny this? if you do it is you who does not understand the real numbers. Over all African Americans are not doing well in the Atlanta metro area which is comprised of Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett and Henry counties. It is way worst than you think, but this is the reality of the make believe fantasy and mirage Atlanta truly is. The city of Atlanta has the most African American civil servant workers of the metro Atlanta area. There are less than 12,000 total city of Atlanta employees of which 30% to 40% are African American. So if you understand the numbers African Americans make up only 30% to 40% of less than 12,000. Fulton and Dekalb counties have the next largest number of African American civil servant employees at maybe 15% to 30% each. These 2 counties may have a total of 9,000 local government employees each of which of this 9,000 15% to 30% are African American. Therefore, when you look at the real numbers not the fantasy and Bull Sh!! African Americans are not doing well in the metro Atlanta area. Atlanta should not be on this list. Atlanta is a fantastic sham and an out right misrepresentation of the facts. Poor African Americans are being run out of the city of Atlanta by young whites moving in and fixing up old black neighborhoods. What I state here is the reality. I do not live in the land of make believe. Do you!

[@calmdown2876]

🙂

[@loveluxelogic1504]

Memphis is home but I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m active duty and thank God everyday I found a way out 🙏🏿

[@mzbstreeter09]

Thank you for your service. I’m from Memphis in 2019. I don’t plan on returning.

[@JadaBlaze01]

No wonder why Kevin Durant wanted to leave the OKC Thunder he didn't want to stay in Oklahoma.

[@simmsive71is]

Facts

[@simmsive71is]

@Yryr YryrTrue Tulsa Oklahoma Black Wall street that says enough about the State and last state of slavery

[@randygibbons4570]

What no cowboy for thehommie

[@sheenaupmost876]

Very much so they will let it be known..with no shame

[@mikeorfe1188]

Okc is a great place.Kevin Durant is a troublemaker

[@anitalandry5232]

New Orleans is like living in a hole you can’t get out of.

[@petechau9616]

Louisiana is racists as hell.

[@ArthurTheLibraryDetective]

😎...Bad Mind is the problem....

[@michealhughes9413]

true dat ..you should say a stinking hole...i love atlanta

[@ArthurTheLibraryDetective]

@@michealhughes9413 😎...THEY BOTH . "Suck"...in. My Experience...🙏..👍👍

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@petechau9616 from who? themselves?

[@BananaPrint510]

I truly feel that Nashville and Knoxville Tennessee should of made this list.

[@fuckbidentheriot5210]

I think new Orleans should have been #1 and the streets smell like #2

[@NdeniseColeman]

Chattanooga, TN should have been on this list.

[@beenadickarnold5666]

I agree bro I came to Nashville about 2 months ago, I'm going to bounce right on up out of here lol!

[@fuckbidentheriot5210]

@Beautiful Stranger move to Southwest Louisiana we to mixed up to be racist

[@fuckbidentheriot5210]

@Beautiful Stranger new Orleans is the only part of here I don't like

[@networth8754]

any place is what you make it. Education, marketable skills, work ethic, mutually beneficial relationships, healthy habits, community engagement, and faith will beget personal and financial success no matter where you are in the country. I haver never seen anyone who embraced this model fail.

[@Nat-mw3bz]

Sorry, but that's not always true.

[@luv1625]

I live in Memphis all my life. So when it came time to buy a home was told by white banker that me and my fiance needed to be married and little more income to buy a home. 8 months later , we return to same white banker, now we need to move our credit scores up (credit scores for us was over 625); we asked why he did not tell us before; he hung up in my husband face. We are both Army Vets both approved to use our VA loan. We decided to purchase home but not in Memphis.

[@brownskinbeauty.]

It's that bad out there? I wanted to move to TN

[@luv1625]

@@brownskinbeauty. Unfortunately it is! Certain parts of Memphis are okay but you have to money for the good areas. The area I’m in isn’t good at all; I don’t let my kids play outside unless I’m taking them to a park. I would recommend visiting first.

[@brownskinbeauty.]

@@luv1625 I visited before but I was younger then. I remember lots of greenery but visiting is different from actually living there which has me nervous.

[@GolfOnADime]

Sounds like the banker was trying to persuade you to not buy - especially anywhere he lived. Stuff like makes me stay on the west coast where I see all cultures on a daily basis - not just black and white.

[@DV-lr8ec]

I thought VA loans was automatic for military and you don't have to qualify?!

[@kemeticminds]

Jackson, MS and Vicksburg, MS is still highly segregated man, I once went to a basketball game and saw whites on one side and melanated people on the other side of the bleachers.

[@ryansaunders65]

Throw the whole state away...

[@kemeticminds]

@@ryansaunders65 #facts

[@GolfOnADime]

I agree the entire state of Mississippi. Any place where people still think they are still in the 50’s will continue to believe that way they always have. It’s why they still live in their communities because other idiots think the same way. I feel for anyone that lives anywhere in that state.

[@36chinadoll]

Yes

[@Fordie47]

New Orleans?! Breaks my heart!! The Black-French-African culture of this great city brings in so much tourism business through the richness of their art, music, dance, food and entertainment culture! It is so very wrong that this is simply not the best city for Blacks! Pity!

[@michealhughes9413]

i hate new orleans ...no vision and is so stagnant....THE RACISM in and around the city reminds me of an episode of in the heat of the night..most whites dont know whaat race i am by my color so the feel comfortable spewing hatred about blacks in new orleans ...

[@Fordie47]

@@michealhughes9413 You're in a priceless position because of the richness of your ethnicity and color. You're in a prime position to tell the world how Whites truly feel about Blacks. I can't wait to read your book. New Orleans does not deserve you at all! So speak it!

[@Nat-mw3bz]

Perhaps, your minimizing it's harsh slavery past and the segregation that still exists, particularly in real estate

[@Fordie47]

@@Nat-mw3bz Great insight! Thank you Sir! You have most definitely educated a brother tonight!

[@tiardrabrown8388]

I'm from Memphis and own my own business and home, hunny it's all in what you want. I drive semi trucks and across the nation crime is out of control everywhere so that's just a sign of the times. Here in M-town the wealth is available if you want it. I got no complaints about Memphis it's good for me, low cost of living and small business friendly.

[@gabriellew.1164]

Alright! Great. My first trip to Memphis, by myself. I was walking around Beal St, came across a park and was about to leave when a band started to play the Electric Slide! Okay, I slung my bag across my body and "got busy"! Warm fuzzy feelings, "love my people"!

[@tiardrabrown8388]

@@gabriellew.1164 Me too!! I love my city's art culture , soul food and music.

[@alliwishis2652]

Yeah I don't have too much trouble with Memphis basically all of Tennessee low cost of living and small business friendly throughout Tennessee..👍 ??

[@tiardrabrown8388]

@@alliwishis2652 Yep that's true Tennessee is cheap. Nashville is a little higher than Memphis but still affordable.

[@letangangum8088]

Awesome!! live videos.. I’m enjoying watching your videos concerning Black people..Thankyou🔥 keep’em coming 👊🏽✊🏾

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Thanks a lot for the support!!

[@deborahwarren8587]

I am not surprised Louisiana made this list....🤔

[@KB-ke3fi]

new orleans, or all of louisiana. You need to be more specific.

[@eddiespain2937]

I will have to give you credit where credit is due you are absolutely correct with number to Memphis Tennessee I moved away from there a long time ago. Yes it is segregated you hit it right on the money.

[@mikep.473]

Totally true and NEW Orleans has been ruined because of Gentrification and it’s sad because gentrification has ruined it!!

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

That's the story to black communities everywhere, sadly.

[@mikep.473]

@@BlackExcellenceMedia it is and the crazy and interesting thing is why do they want our communities why do they feel the need and desire to take our very essence as a people this question is rhetorical not literal but if anyone like to answer please do.

[@saul2paul540]

@@BlackExcellenceMedia Yeah, don't you hate it when white people move back in and repair all the damage....

[@lt3074]

no surprise there

[@saul2paul540]

Definition of Gentrification- White people moving back into the neighborhoods that "others" have destroyed... Sounds terrible!

[@deznuts721]

For the ones that was to busy sleeping in geography class these are all of your southern states Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida Kentucky Maryland Delaware South Carolina North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Thank you!

[@swansway9021]

Dam you are soooooo rite I live in Alabama.. B

[@shawnettab2982]

I lived in Greenville, SC for over a decade that city is horrible for black.women.

[@chidenisee]

SC is horrible for black women. I’m in Charleston. Columbia was passable.

[@shawnettab2982]

@@chidenisee agree but some black women love it

[@fuckbidentheriot5210]

I'm ashamed new Orleans is part of my beautiful state I'm from lake Charles and never experienced racism until going to NOLA

[@realtalkjames2408]

You are spot on with this list, I hit a pothole in Jackson and the city said it wasn’t their fault. A young lady hit my car without insurance and she was found at fault, but I was never compensated. This Jackson is the dickens! I was robbed 3 times, and felt the racial heat while being an Uber driver. I got to get the heck out of here period!

[@icemike1]

In what city do you get compensated for hitting a pothole let me know in that case I'm owed thousands

[@Thatwhiteb]

Love the content. Very useful

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Thanks a lot!!

[@Oxygen257]

Is there ANYWHERE on this planet where a black person can live their lives in peace being comfortable and free to simply “BE”?

[@KB-ke3fi]

Chicago. South side.

[@gnomeking6568]

No.

[@Oxygen257]

@@gnomeking6568 I agree. Black People all over the world have suffered & is suffering at the hands of someone, somewhere just for being Black.

[@Taco-man_]

Detroit

[@SB-gl5lu]

Nope

[@Bane35755]

I live in Atlanta Georgia for 27 years and like a dumb ass. I moved back to New Orleans in April 2011. I've been miserable. I wasted my time and money. I moving back to Atlanta and my black ass is never coming back to this Nightmare On Elm Street. I'm going to live in Metro Atlanta Georgia for the next 40 years.

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Interesting because the Atlanta metro area came in as one of the best places in America for blacks

[@chrissylovinmylife]

Why you hate New Orleans so much??

[@toddtoure7041]

Hahahahahaha!!!!

[@CWTGD]

Atlanta sucks

[@alliwishis2652]

@@BlackExcellenceMedia Really.. that place is a social hell hole with so many social cliques you're better off in Los Angeles California

[@ima2yearold]

Idk about yall, but I'm tired of being "victimized" by stats and demographic data. Videos like this give the impression that moving out of an economically disadvantaged city is the answer... but im reality, a lot of people wouldn't do better for themselves even in a "decent" city. Can we change that? Let's work on ourselves and our situations right where we are instead of flocking to wherever the grass seems greener. Growth and prosperity to all of you reading this no matter where you are.

[@PHL1213]

100% Darn right! Our people have a reputation of victim hood mentality!

[@CWTGD]

Atlanta is so overrated. I just went over by the Stadium. Such an impoverished area. Homelessness everywhere

[@catmouse2882]

@Dog faced Pony Soldier please stop...whole ass Republican run states are pure garbage and always tend rank dead last in times of education, healthcare, quality of life. And white Rural America...aint nobody flocking to meth country sis🤣

[@chuckiea7011]

@@catmouse2882 How do you know that they're using meth in that part of the country? That's a stereotypical comment. But let them stereotype someone like you, you'd be the first one ready to argue. And as far as rankings of quality of life, healthcare and education, Republicans states are doing better than the majority of the country except the Northeast.

[@catmouse2882]

@@chuckiea7011 most Republican/red states are NOT doing better. Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Kentucky...all 🗑. They rank at the bottom in terms of education, healthcare, high poverty rate...they are more dependent on the federal government compared to blue states such as MA, CA, NY. See...you people hate on Democratic led states like California and New York because its has the most racially and culturally diverse population, strong tourism industry (pre-Covid), best education, weather (California) The only thing those states lack really is affordable housing. Yes....Californians are moving to NV, AZ, TX...but only because its cheap cost of living. Not because its the desert (California has desert) or open plains Expensive housing is the reason majority of people move out of California.

[@chuckiea7011]

@@catmouse2882 You need to reread my comment a few times. Like I said, most Republican ran states are better in education, healthcare and education except the Northeast. That's a fact, dependency on federal government assistance programs have decreased across the country. While the states you mentioned are definitely trash I can agree with you on that. The Republican ran states of Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and even Florida are doing far better than any Democrat ran state. The most diverse state in the United States is Hawaii. And California being ethnically diverse has nothing to do with the topic.. Texas is also ethnically and culturally diverse but so many African Americans and Latin Americans are thriving in that state because the job market is strong. Nobody is hating on California and New York because of it's ethnic and diverse population. I'm from New York City born and raised. The reason why people are hating on Democrat ran states and cities is because when Democrats are in office, the state goes downhill. That's why people are fleeing California, New York and Illinois because they not only have expensive housing but also taxes are too high in those states, crime has become a problem (More so in illinois than in California and New York) The job market is trash in those states. Homelessness, poverty and unemployment has increased drastically and job growth has slowed in those states. So when you compare it to Republican ran states like Florida, Georgia, Texas and Florida, Most Democrat ran states are doing horrible.

[@catmouse2882]

@@chuckiea7011 don't need to reread nothing. Thx.

[@schoolshow94]

I like these series !

[@josht.3320]

Income isn’t the problem it’s household wealth & inheritance. The metric is off...when you look at it really it’s about 100:1 ratio of white to black wealth. We have been bottom casted! #ADOS✌🏾

[@clintfalk]

If you think inheritance is why white people have more money you haven't got a clue

[@internetgangsta4543]

#ADOS

[@765lbsquat]

I'm shocked Knoxville, Tennessee, didn't make your list. That place is terrible and they don't hire blacks for ANY good jobs! Couldn't stand being there and left after a year.

[@jamaalgriffin4185]

This is interesting, the whole time I was watching this video I was thinking WHY is the poverty rate and median income so low. And what can be done to improve the quality of living for those people living there.

[@antinotis]

I fear that all cities are bad for anyone who is poor. Going elsewhere will only work if you are able to get experience and a skill and work your way up. That said, I wouldn't live in any of these cities. Work ethic and savings is the only way to go wherever you live. I still think smaller cities offer better quality of life.

[@gorgeouslady5612]

In the Heat of the Night I've got troubles, wall to wall In the Heat of the Night Must be an ending to it all But hold on It won't be long If you be strong And it'll be alright (In the Heat of the Night) In the Heat of the Night .

[@thenobleone-3384]

I guess this is important cause this affects me I'm part of the Black race

[@kekedoyouluvme5885]

By reading these comments, it has been brought to my attention that most people never had a geography class, or seen a map. OKC is considered a southern state. It is not the Midwest. A midwestern state would be “Michigan”. FYI Maryland is a southern state as well. It’s below the Mason Dixon line; and it never succeeded during the Civil War which is why it still remains a southern state. Your welcome.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

Ok? Thank you ma'am! I promise that if I were on my phone, I'd hit you off with dozens of clapping hands! LOL!

[@marvinhagler4721]

Truth about MY state MD i live 10 min from DC. But my nyc family SWEARS we we have a southern accent and our slang is southern..Ive heard for all my 50 years

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@@marvinhagler4721 Well....we (because I live in MD too but am also from NY) are in a southern state so what other accent would they expect you to have?

[@marvinhagler4721]

@@MakeWay4CJ Being BORN here , CERTAIN parts of MD do not all such as St marys and Calvert county.Not the whole state.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@@marvinhagler4721 I think that you just made my point. Being born here, you hear the same accent all the time so you wouldn't notice that you have a southern accent in the same way someone who is from further north and hears multiple accents on a daily basis might. As for Calvert County, a few of my cousins were born and raised there and I can DEFINITELY hear the southern accent- MORE than Baltimore BUT I wouldn't expect them to hear it because that's what they hear most of the time. But more importantly, you can't let anyone who points this out make you feel defensive because not everyone who mentions this is making fun of it (I say this because that's the way you came across in your last comment - very defensive). The reality is that there's nothing wrong with a southern accent. Like so what? Frankly, I've lived in GA and FL before moving to MD and my family in NY tell me that I'm starting to sound like a southener. You know what I tell them? "Ok but that's probably because that's where I LIVE" and they leave it alone. If I were born and raised here and someone attempted to make fun of my accent - like saying that I speak too slow, I'd be like,"Well that might explain why we don't make useless comments like the one you just made - we give ourselves time to think about what we're going to say so that we don't make fools of ourselves." You know what I mean? LOL! All that to say that many people born and raised in MD have a southern accent and it can be heard by people who aren't from the south and while not everyone is making fun when they mention it, the ones that do CAN be put in their place...and who better to do that than a southerner, right? ;) Be well.

[@darlacarter3459]

It looks like there’s really no good place for Blacks, maybe We should All return Home for real. 🤔

[@mysterioustiings9909]

Africa doesn't like black Americans homie. They don't claim us

[@anonymous_g001]

@@mysterioustiings9909 Well at least its not because were simply Black and not white and unlike Africans, They don't Lynach us if we look at a white woman.

[@mysterioustiings9909]

@@anonymous_g001 Yea I agree

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@anonymous_g001 South Africa

[@essienessien5032]

@@mysterioustiings9909 I see all African Americans as my brothers and Sisters.I urge my people not to believe stories they are been feed with. Thanks

[@blueskyy43]

Suggestion can you put the list in the description box it would be helpful.

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@michellestrong9539]

Since when is OKC a southern city?

[@rons.6683]

It’s not.

[@deznuts721]

Does any pay attention in geography class they been a southern state 😂😂

[@deznuts721]

Just like West Virginia is a southern state 😂

[@deznuts721]

It's called a Mason Dixon Line 🧐

[@sprayliota9746]

I never considered Md, WV, Ok to be in the south

[@gregdagreat8698]

Can’t lie Orlando surprised me

[@advocateforyourself]

Nashville needs to be on that list. I moved back after being gone for 30 years. I grew up in the Charlotte North Carolina area and I thought Nashville was going to be like Charlotte, not even close .I am a licensed stylist (since 1992) and when I came back I was told to go to the black side of town and my favorite, we have our quota of black stylist. I never heard that in Charlotte. In Charlotte I worked in any kind of salon I want it because I could do a lot of services in Nashville they would not hire me. I’m actually trying to save up to move back to Charlotte. Wages aren’t that great here. Cost-of-living is around $24 an hour and very few places here pay that. I’ve only worked one place they got close to $20 an hour and that was it. Most I’ve seen pay anywhere from $7.25 an hour to about $15 an hour. So if you’re a single parent good luck. Most jobs won’t cover the average cost of rent. Also the police departments are not good as far as solving black murders and that I know from experience. My father was murdered in 2005 and we’re still waiting for them to solve it.

[@diamondsandlipgloss]

I think we all consider moving because we get tired of the same scene ( I'm guilty of that). but I'm curious....what made you leave Charlotte initially?

[@advocateforyourself]

@@diamondsandlipgloss My grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. I had considered not coming back because my father was brutally murdered in north Nashville in 2005. I had my daughter to weeks later so I couldn’t come for his funeral. The case is still unsolved. It one of the things that make me want to leave even more. Living here is a constant reminder that he never got to meet my daughter and he’s gone.

[@kathybussey7486]

@@advocateforyourself cya ?

[@advocateforyourself]

@@kathybussey7486 I’m working on it as we speak because coming back here which is where I’m from has been the worst experience ever. The Keystone cops here can’t even figure out who killed my father 16 years ago.

[@advocateforyourself]

I’m working on it. One of the reasons why I hate this area is my father was murdered 16 years ago and the Keystone cops here still haven’t figured out who killed him. So it’s not just the racism here.

[@ktax1813]

Thank you. N.O is very hard for me.

[@msakeeba]

It’s so weird to hear Black people call us “Blacks”.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

I agree.

[@Brave-828]

It sounds crass tbh

[@gmanon1181]

Isn't Black the right term, instead of African Americans. Color Americans have African roots, but are not longer African, but simply Americans. The same I believe applies to Whites. To say Blacks, separates the American people in ecnicity rather than country of origin. It actually forces you to be identified as Americans understanding, you must solve your internal issues within yourselves and Carry on with your duty and commitment with a better country your own and deserve as Black or White..

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@@gmanon1181 1st of all, black (to some extent) is a color, NOT a group of people. Just like you calling someone white doesn't tell us where their people are from, calling someone black is not specifically denote their origins. So to answer your question no,....technically being called a color is NOT the right term. I also have no idea what your race happens to be or what you think the requirement for being African might be but let me put this into a perspective that you might be able to understand. Let's say that both your daughter and your son were kidnapped from their beds in the middle of the night and were forcefully taken to another country to be worked and bred like farm animals. Later on you got word that someone impregnated your daughter (which would be your grandchildren) and that your son was "rented out" to the other kidnappers to impregnate their female captives to create more slaves and as a result now you have many genetic grandchildren. Would you honestly say that your grandchildren were no longer a part of your race or of your land simply because soulless people kidnapped your children and remove them from your land? Would they suddenly not be "of your people" because they never made it back home? Because that's what you're suggesting when you say that brown people in America are "no longer African" because their ancestors were forcibly taken to America. The reality is that our blood IS from Africa which is why we are still Africans even if we're not culturally African. And because most of the successes of this country came from the blood and sweat that we spilled in the soil of this country FOR NO PAY, we also have the right to claim this country as well-hence why many of us call ourselves "African American". For people like you to suggest that we are now supposed to deny that our blood is African and pretend that we're simply Americans (when the only true Americans) because caucasians kidnapped our ancestors is not only an insult to those African-Americans who know their history but is an insult to the Native Americans who are the only people who should be considered true Americans.*****

[@user-gu6vf3je1d]

@@gmanon1181 Not at all. Here in America “African” dna is our newest or newer dna. We don’t descend from Africa however we came in contact with Africans not too long ago. It’s not our “roots” The same way white hispanics actually do descend from Africa but came in contact with Europeans most recently. Their most recent dna is European ours is African.

[@onlytruth_noclout5847]

I understand everyone’s experience is different. But, as for me and my family, we’ve done great in Memphis...for generations. My husband and I purchased a home before we were 30, and we live in a nice area with great schools. We actually moved from Atlanta, and have done better here. I’m sorry for those who have had bad experiences, but don’t assume that one represents all. There is no perfect city. There are people here who are actively working to ensure that more people have the experience that I just described. Unfortunately, people with the the bad experiences tend to speak louder and take every opportunity to throw shade our way. S/o to those here and in all the cities mentioned who are doing the work to make it better. Also, you must take into account the politics of a state before you judge them. A number of the issues Memphis has experienced have been due to the lack of support from the state itself. The largest concentration of black people in the state live in this city. I don’t think that’s irony. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@jayclay6762]

Im from Meridian Mississippi born and raised and alot of people think there's plenty of cities in Mississippi better than Jackson. The state is bad over all but I have a good paying job. Still plan on leaving though.

[@kekacaddis3550]

Oklahoma City is one we're in southwest!!!!! 1. Education terrible 2. Right to work state !!!! Low wages 3. Public transportation 4.Poor health care 5. Racism is alive and well here

[@tinacouch3531]

I used to live there. It was hell

[@KB-ke3fi]

Then frikkin move.

[@yosquidd242]

And middle class Black folks there still trying to show white people how good we want to be in their city!

[@dee8135]

That sounds like Florida too

[@darkdiva6131]

I lived in Orlando for three years.Really enjoyed it.The food and shopping was great.Meant some cool people,as well.❤❤

[@toliessiacollins2530]

Yes they do. I want to go their and get me some Foo Foo and Egussie soup from the Nigerian Resturant. You know of one? I saw one on google map. I didn't have time to find one on yesterday when I was their.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

No wonder my GF wants to move up from Jackson and live here in Maryland with me.

[@MrJM-zr1hk]

No need to name them. THE SOUTH

[@leedaniels7196]

EXACTLY!.You nailed it!.Well said!.

[@MrJM-zr1hk]

@Cetrion I have visited California, it has nothing on the South. Please

[@trapmuzik6708]

Not the whole south Atlanta is in the south and it's the best place for black people

[@dathip]

@@MrJM-zr1hk STRONGLY disagree. The South has nothing on california. Hispanic population is racist as can be.

[@timothybogans3905]

@@dathip absolutely, born in san diego now live in the south and i have been up and down california and i have been all over the south the anti black racism in california will run circles around the south.

[@oldguy9078]

Just FYI Oklahoma ain't in the south and Memphis is the worst city to live in no matter if you are black or white.

[@deznuts721]

Actually Oklahoma declares South not mid west or west

[@dcplyr]

AMAN! Memphis Tennessee sucks!

[@antoinelawson3691]

Once again Oklahoma is definitely in the south southwest that is still south though

[@gabriellew.1164]

According to the map, it is in the south!

[@alliwishis2652]

@@gabriellew.1164 yea but for ppl like me n H-Town its in the middle of nowhere ( mid-west)😁👨‍💻

[@Nik00gfdsa]

For a hard working people- any city is good. For Blacks, Hispanics, White or Asians.

[@CN-lm9sf]

I love this channel

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

We love you back!

[@MsAlexis]

Love your Channel! Thanks but wait I'm from OKC its really not the South more like midwest or southwest

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Thanks a lot!

[@timothybogans3905]

Miss it is considered a southern state just like missouri

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@timothybogans3905 Missouri isn't southern...it's midwest. Quit watching CNN

[@timothybogans3905]

@@KB-ke3fi i don't care, now talk to me like someone with some sense raised you.

[@Jnicks01]

The city of Atlanta leads the nation in income inequality and lack of economic mobility. The median household income for a white family in the city is $83,722, compared to $28,105 for a Black family, according to a report from the AWBI. That’s nearly a 3-to-1 ratio Atlanta should definitely be on this list

[@stookeyslaughter]

What’s the best cities for black in the south?

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

Watch this video, has the best cities for blacks in the country

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

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[@simmsive71is]

Houston Atlanta Charlotte Dallas Miami

[@stookeyslaughter]

@@simmsive71is the best cities? I’ve been to 3 out of the 5...

[@ShadowbannedbyYoutube]

@@stookeyslaughter man stfu

[@Mikeyvellii]

A lot of families in Jackson have ties to Chicago. That should explain a lot.

[@KB-ke3fi]

Absolutely.

[@peacefulblessed2114]

Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama I am aware it stated cities, I am from Georgia its hard of living, the other states I have lived or visit

[@gnomeking6568]

Dont forget North Carolina...

[@susanadiasjohnson457]

EXCELLENT TOPIC.👍

[@bluesdoggmusicrediker4614]

I DONT CONSIDER OKLAHOMA IN THE SOUTH?

[@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308]

I am shocked Savannah, GA is not on the list. Don't go there, not even to visit if you are B.

[@MsElfMannequin]

I just moved back to this hell hole. I been here two months now and having a hard time finding employment. There aren’t any decent jobs here. Only hospitality due to the big tourism market. I’m not doing that kind of work because I’m overqualified. I honestly don’t get the hype about Savannah, GA. That slave history reserved here is nothing to be proud of. It’s not that attractive. The historic district area looks run down. This place is way too boring, country and poverty stricken.

[@mselliott7475]

What do you guys think about Augusta and Columbus GA

[@td4lyfe]

Believe you me. When it comes down to New Orleans being what you say it is, you hit the hammer right on the nail. From poverty, unemployment, crime, an unstable economy, New Orleans does fit the category of being one of the worst cities for blacks I really hate to say. I was born and raise in this southern town and still to this day love it, even though I no longer live there. Plus due to the fact I still have family that live there, I try to visit as often as possible. New Orleans got issues that could really use an upgrade. Such a unique town this city is.

[@tms-fx9zs]

No dispute over this list and Memphis & New Orleans are definitely probably the most dangerous on the list.

[@perrinmontenegro]

Now THATS a lie about Orlando it’s Miami

[@DV-lr8ec]

"Come to Orlando on vacation, leave on probation" Apparently everybody knows this saying, I'm just finding out how real it is

[@Nat-mw3bz]

I've lived in both Norman and Oklahoma City, every word he said is true.

[@jarvisstradford7211]

Orlando made it on the list. A lot of people are moving to Orlando

[@Biggdoom344]

Having traveled quite a bit I agree w Jackson, New Orleans and Memphis. I’d throw Little Rock in there and Jacksonville. Oklahoma City is Midwest. Orlando is boom or bust. If you have college it’s not bad for black folks. If not you get stuck in the low paying tourist industry jobs.

[@dmoney96761]

Mobile Alabama needs to be on the list

[@SapBoy365]

Explain ?

[@dmoney96761]

@@SapBoy365 shid do yo research on mobile or actually go there lol you’ll see

[@ViceCoin]

I'd rather rent a home office than own a home, to pay property taxes.

[@bernardturner8103]

I totally agree with those choices

[@leroylawrence2773]

Here in Memphis the unemployment rate is bad not because job opportunities! A lot of people here just are lazy! I actually like it here

[@crest4sensation938]

I agree and the crime rates are atrocious!Folks need to stop hating each other and get themselves together. Every time you turn on the news, someone is killing someone in Memphis.

[@leroylawrence2773]

@@crest4sensation938 yeah Memphis broke their yearly rate this year & there’s still just under 2 weeks left! 🤦

[@supersaturn956]

A lot of Black entrepreneurs are in M-Town though more and more Black women are opening businesses. What do you think of that?

[@alliwishis2652]

@@supersaturn956 yeah I was going to say what they're talking about is all over the place this is especially this year pretty bad start off until for a couple more years.. ( it always like this around these times )

[@honeychick4ever]

They forgot to put Montgomery Al

[@dudefromkc6182]

San Antonio,Texas should've made this list.

[@clintfalk]

LOL! A city that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, and so are the cops.

[@SerpentFire]

I've lived in New Orleans since 2008 and I love the culture! But something is missing. And yes, economically black people are way behind here.

[@kenmesoturnt4415]

Memphis is not bad for blacks..alot of jobs has been coming,affordable housing and lots of black own businesses

[@mattrussillo4587]

Wow. A special SOUTHERN edition!

[@supersaturn956]

Nice work

[@paulwarren796]

THIS GUY IS RIGHT. ALABAMA , MISSIPPI , & LOUISANA , OKLAHOMA & TENNESSEE ARE THE WORST FOR BLACK PWOPLE . BEST BETS IN THE SOUTH GALVASTON TEXAS , & GEORGIA .

[@Jnicks01]

Georgia is trash also

[@williewatters3471]

Damn, I'm sorry but you need to just put the whole united states'on your list.

[@thinblacknoodles]

Do the southwest please AZ UT erc or central Region like Montana or Wyoming etc we everywhere

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

We'll see if any of those make our worst cities list for the west.

[@alliwishis2652]

Utah Montana Wyoming what ?? What are you guys doing out there ??? I know Buffalo Bill was out of West Nebraska but I'm still confused

[@thinblacknoodles]

@@alliwishis2652 black people live EVERY Where it's not that deep, believe it or not I knew of a Jamaicans living in Wyoming and black Americans living in Alaska and Maine. Like the hip hop tune states "it's not where you from, its were you at"

[@thinblacknoodles]

@@BlackExcellenceMedia it's the Intermountain region states not quite midwest but not really west the Rockies more like

[@alliwishis2652]

@@thinblacknoodles All Right 👏👏👍👍keep on doing you fam good luck ( remember tho what U do has has an effect on the rest of community god and bad ) peace out☮

[@thepeople8957]

my first thought New Orleans, where I was raised

[@thepeople8957]

I relocated to Alabama and found higher wages, my children friends went from being all black in New Orleans, to people from all around the world in Huntsville

[@kedriclouis2370]

They lying about New Orleans...

[@Madskillsuniversity]

I really think a lot of the South's problems over the past 10 years or so are people moving from big cities like Chicago, LA, NY, etc. in an effort to get their kids out of gangs, but it backfired. They just colonized, so black hoods are no longer as safe as they once were. People are also leaving for that reason, and there goes even more money. All I can do is pray for the good people in those hoods. It's sad. Peace. That said, I grew with nothing, too. While my brother used the Marines to get out, I picked College and my other brother became cook, then a chef. There are ways out, but it's hard. A lot of those small towns in the south will be ghost towns in 50 years, unfortunately.

[@petechau9616]

Yeah! Memphis Go Stax.

[@berniecohens6409]

Oklahoma is not the south lol

[@simmsive71is]

Orlando I'm surprise

[@decacards5250]

Its where Wesley Snipes is from....he was jailed for tax evasion right? LOL.

[@DV-lr8ec]

I'm not.. you live anywhere near JYP or drive through, cops f'ing with ppl all day long

[@daise19]

Don't be it's awful here! It's really a tourist town and even though its a big city it has a small town feel. If you want to be around black professionals don't move here. It's good for hospitality, engineering and tech. Most of the black people I've met work in education, have a trade and have to get married or shack up to afford housing. It's really a class thing for me. I actually prefer Jacksonville for more progressive blacks and I love Broward County!

[@slickrick3331]

Kentucky should of been up there

[@ghostface3000]

If Oklahoma City is not in the South than what would it considered???…

[@rufusddufus4729]

Midwest okc has a suburb called Midwest city it’s not the south

[@rons.6683]

Southwest

[@clintfalk]

Its called THE SOUTHWEST - Its an established geographical region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

[@yosquidd242]

@@clintfalk Denver is not the Southwest, OKC in attitude and location to Dallas is the country ass south by southwest if there ever was, to everybody ever on I-35, I-40. SMH. Just like Missouri! Just like West Virginia! attitude before longitude

[@Boomerandproudofit]

Oklahoma isn’t really in the South. IMO

[@alliwishis2652]

Yea I out of H town that place is n the middle of nowhere ( they technically are really west of St Louis Kansas and even west of Kansas Cty Kansas.. they and Dallas are WEST of us ( H-Town 🤦‍♂️go figure.. )

[@MakeWay4CJ]

*Looks at the map*......M'kay.

[@alliwishis2652]

@@MakeWay4CJ that's right read It and weep🤣

[@alliwishis2652]

@@MakeWay4CJ as a truck driver I know exactly where the Mason-Dixon line is I can tell you inch by in inch Where.. and as a black man I could definitely tell you the Relevance of the Mason-Dixon line but who's talking about the Mason-Dixon line did I even mention that.. did you even understand what the whole conversation was all about ???? 🤯😳

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@@alliwishis2652 Slow down hawse. My bad. My response was meant for Lorenda, not you. Your name just populated in my response. Probably because the comment I was responding to was just being deleted as I was responding so it dropped down to your comment to me. THAT is who I was responding to. Are we straight now? - signed, "As a black woman" LOL!

[@user-qz3ls9od9n]

damn Jackson

[@Jleannifer]

Since when is Oklahoma the south? Its more Midwestern, imo. And even tho it may be in proximity of the southern part of the United States, anyone who is from the south knows that Florida isn't considered a southern state. Js. It's heartbreaking to learn the stats stated in the video on Memphis & New Orleans. Praying for the residents there. Much love

[@toliessiacollins2530]

I have family who live in Orlando, Fl. I live 2 hours south from their. I am trying to move. Fort Pierce, Fl is worst.

[@OnlyIMatter]

I'm from Fort Pierce. And I left back in 2013. Currently in Atlanta. Lots of jobs and public transportation. Good place for black people that's single and trying to grind. Don't come here looking for a relationship though.

[@toliessiacollins2530]

@@OnlyIMatter I know. I have family that live there. I lived there for 6mnths.

[@jeffduvall737]

i would like to know stats other than black/white ----what about red/yellow/brown

[@titaniarussell7562]

I am born and raised in Oklahoma city Oklahoma and been there all my life its not what you think it is and i disagree with it being in the list

[@joedirt6073]

What's the demographics of these worst cities? What's the local government demographics?

[@Nat-mw3bz]

Oklahoma would like to liken itself to being a "southern" city, but it's not! Oklahomans have not learned geography too well.

[@tomsanders4484]

atalnta is ok but p;an on moving to africa an you will love it

[@leonray1112]

New Orleans and Memphis

[@TheThebestof2012]

Do best places for blks in Midwest

[@backseatdriver9576]

Just curious, is there ANYWHERE in the world you'd say black people ARE doing well? Aaking for a friend...

[@BlackExcellenceMedia]

We also have a video that lists the top places in the US where Black people are doing the best.