Yesterday, we linked to a Wilmington Star-News article about just how much that city is growing and how some (depending on perspective) think Wilmington is getting too big.
Well, today's paper has an interesting piece on the flight of some African-Americans from the Port City.
"When Nakia Byles leaves Wilmington on Saturday she doesn't plan to come back," says the article.
"She'll make trips to visit relatives, but living in the Port City isn't for her anymore.
" 'I can't stay here,' she said.
"Byles, 26, moved to Wilmington from Brooklyn, N.Y., when she was about 5 years old.
"She's decided to move somewhere that's a little more city, but not too much, where there is more for young blacks like her to do and more job opportunities. She's moving to Charlotte."
The Queen City is quickly becoming a very inviting place for African-Americans. Unfortunately, Wilmington does not appear to have that same cache.
"Charlotte - voted one of the Top 10 cities in the country for blacks to live, work and play in 2003 - has experienced a 16.5 percent increase in its black population from 2000 to 2005, according to new census data," says the Star-News.
"The same data show Wilmington losing more than 2,000 of its black residents.From 2000 to 2005, Wilmington's black population decreased from 19,579 to 17,302, an 11.6 percent drop. The city's Hispanic population grew 92 percent, and the number of whites increased by 28.4 percent. The 2005 American Community Survey questioned Wilmington residents, though people living in universities, long-term care facilities or prisons were not included."
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