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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder what the "richest" black neighborhood is in DC or the country with at least 80% black population? [/quote]

Baldwin Hills in LA.[/quote]

[b]Baldwin Hills isn't 80% but even if it was it is a fluke enclave of Hollywood types. Not the real word[/quote]
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Not sure if correct, but Wiki tells me it's 78.5% AA.  It also apparenly used to be called "Pill Hill" due to the high percentage of doctors who lived there.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Hills,_Los_Angeles[/quote]

It took me a minute to remember how I was familiar with this neighborhood because I have few ties to CA but its talked about in a book that is fantastic, about black migration from southern states called "The Warmth of Other Suns"- honestly its written so well through the stories of a handful of people, its one of those books that you finish and wish were in school curriculum because its an intensely American story that gets just surface discussion.[/quote]

I'm the PP who mentioned Baldwin Hills.  As for the book, I've heard of it--will have to put it on my reading list.  Husband and I are black, but children of immigrants--our young daughter was born here, so is AA.  I want to educate her a bit about AA history in this country.  Plus, just checked out an excerpt and I like the writing style--thanks for mentioning.[/quote]

Its just insanely well written. DH and I read it at the same time (dueling Kindles, total nerds!) and he's a much faster reader than I am (he crushes through books at warp speed!) and would keep asking me "are you here at this part yet?" because he wanted to talk about it. I'm more empathetic than he is by nature so he'd be able to guess when I was at certain parts because he knew I would internalize some things that he didn't. FWIW, we are both white.[/quote]

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