America's Blackest CityFor Black History Month, we asked writers to explain why they think their hometown, current residence or notable place deserves the title of America’s Blackest City by defining a city’s history, music, cuisine, notable figures, and cultural touchstone/unique black fact.
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Newark is so black that during the Great Migration, folks thought it was “New York,” got off the train, and stayed. T…
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Arguments have been made recently that Washington, D.C., Birmingham, Ala., and Harlem are the blackest cities in…
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