Greenwood in Tulsa wasn't killed off by the riots, but by integration and government policies

[Consigliere]

come on man, none of that existed at anywhere close to that extent, because we were pushed to want to be part of the cac world

I grew up in southeastern Queens, the top black middle class enclave of NYC. you'd never see anyone living in the neighborhood or walking down the street who wasn't black, but there were still far more arab corner stores, Indian franchisees and Chinese food spots than black owned anything. and even though there was a solid amount of money there, how much of it do you think was spent within the community?

It absolutely did and does exist.

And when I think of Black wealth and success that I saw growing up (and now on 2021) its never been centered around convenience stores and bodegas. I’m thinking doctors, lawyers, engineers and teachers whose parents were mailmen, teachers and maids.

The destruction of the Black community in New York and other East Coast enclaves was real. And I’m not trying to minimize it. But IMO it has much less to do with integration and a lot more to do drugs, gangs, and the prison industrial complex.

 

[Pazzy]

Lack of education and psychology is how we get tricked. Learn psychology. We get too much into our emotions and become reactionary instead of becoming critical.

You have black people in america forgetting that they are black in america. If youre black living in america, YOU BETTER BE ON YOUR p's and q's. Its a MUST. Cant afford to be ignorant while being black in america.

 

[zayk35]

mid prefer if you answered my question.

What area did you grow up on where it wasn’t possible to have a Black community?

I grew up in the DMV so the idea that segregation is needed for Black people to have nice things doesn’t ring true with what I see on a daily basis.

Where are you from?

U just wanna argue and tout your own experience. When most ppl in here talking about real shyt

 

[Consigliere]

U just wanna argue and tout your own experience. When most ppl in here talking about real shyt

you can’t even answer a straight question about your experiences.

my bad for trying to have a dialogue that went further than just agreeing with the OP.

peace