4 days ago
African-Americans have decided to move to the South in recent years. The 2010 Census was the first one in decades that showed more blacks living in the South than in the North. For most of the 20th century, blacks migrated out of the South en masse, finding new jobs and new lives in places like Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago.
Now, the Great Migration has reversed. In the first decade of the 21st century, 75 percent of African-American population growth occurred south of the Mason-Dixon Line, the highest that number has been in decades. Meanwhile, states such as Michigan and Illinois saw absolute declines in their black populations.
»The New Black South, Governing.com (via npr)
Even though I already live in the South (let the debate continue on what Texas is), just last night I was thinking how much I’d love to move back to the mother-land. AKA Tennessee.
via npr
8 months ago
Smoke rings. June ‘08.
Sometimes I have favorite pictures I took that I don’t even put on here. So there.
1 year ago
So I took several quizzes and helper-outers in figuring out where I would like to live come September if I don’t remain in San Antonio.
Of course, NYC came up a million times but not for the reasons most people think. Lots of those sites say it’s good for someone who’s a little more introverted. Plus, I LOVE museums and I think I punched that in a lot of these things. But as much as I want to be in New York, I feel like I’m just not ready. And NYC is such a big step, I think I would want to explore and live in other regions of the US before I head to a place that could be sort of permanent for me.
Other cities that I got frequently: Nashville, TN. Athens, GA. San Francisco, CA (which ranked least, surprisingly, despite my love for the city). Austin, TX. AND DRUMROLL PLEASE:
San FRICKIN’ Antonio. Yup, my own hometown is pleading with me to stay. And I guess a part of me would not like to move either. But I think it would be nice to get away for a few months at a time. It’d be nice to call SF home for a little bit or a town in the Southeast and then come back home to San Antonio. Too many decisions. The future is so complicated.
