America’s Wealthiest Black County - Prince George’s County, MD
May 31st, 2007 by PG Chic
I would be remiss if I didn’t include the long standing discussion about Prince George’s County, MD and its status as the wealthiest Black county in the U.S. I am homegrown and remember when the county started shifting focus on the apparent wealth of Black families living in Gorgeous Prince George’s. (Remember, don’t dare say “P.G.” we get sensitive about that. 
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Anyway, it’s hard for me to get excited about supposedly being the wealthiest Black county when we get constant negative media about crime and the school system, among other issues. There is a great column by the Washington Post’s Courtland Milloy from last Fall that references the November 2006 Ebony article on Prince George’s County’s wealth and touches on my point. I won’t relive Ebony’s “America’s Wealthiest Black County” article, but to the outside world you would think we all have yachts and indoor pools…that’s not the norm. I will say that the 4000+ square foot house and expensive cars are more common (in some parts of the county). You kind of forget when you live here that seeing 2007 Range Rovers on a regular basis is probably not the norm in the rest of the country. (More on that later…I am in the market for a car, but should I succumb to the Washington D.C. area peer pressure and get the luxury car?)
Anyway, I love my county and I am here for the count…trying to make it a better place. I just wonder about this so-called wealth. Some of us may have money, but are we creating generational wealth? I tell all my friends that The Millionaire Next Door
My question: Have we have really arrived?
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May 31st, 2007 at 10:13 am
I love my county and I am here for the count…trying to make it a be
That’s great! I feel the same way. I think Prince George’s Co. has a LOT of potential and there’s more good going on here than bad.
There’s some good writing here. I’ll be adding you to PGCares Bloggers soon.
You might be interested in checking out this blog: http://community.livejournal.com/pg_race_matters/
May 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Thanks, Joyce. We HAVE to stick up for our county…or no on else will. It’s easy to run away, but how easy is it to stay and try to institute change. Our schools will be better and crime will be reduced. More than just politics, we need parental involvement and a community willing to get their freshly manicured hands a little dirty. Myself included…
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Let re-visit the South, that is, Southern Alabama. I am developer in the Southern area of Dothan, Alabama.
I am the first black developer along with my wife to come out from welfare, throwing newspaper, and unemployment checks. We now own a mortgage and residential construction company. I have read the articles about Prince George County,Maryland.
I am inspired by their hard work. Is any advise for to build on? Tim Whaley 102 Pinehursts Drive, Ashford,Alabama 36312 (334)797-5211.