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Richmond Guide
Richmond is one of the nation's most historic cities. It is also the home of notable African Americans who have also helped shaped Richmond's and America's history. Arthur Ashe, famous Wimbelton champion, political and civil rights activisit was a native of Richmond. Richmond is also the home of L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first elected African American governor since Reconstruction and the cities current mayor.
Richmond's Demograhics
According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Richmond has 114,860 African Americans residents, making it rank 29th among cities with the largest African American populations. African Americans represent 58.1% of Richmond's total population. The total population of Richmond's metropolitan area in 2000 was estimated at just under one million with 996,512 residents, ranking it 51st among the nation's largest metropolitan areas. The metropolitan area's current African American population is estimated at over 250,000. More than 170,000 of the Richmond area's 250,000 African Americans currently have and use the Internet as a major resource to identify products and services they wish to purchase.
Black Business Climate Richmond's Jackson Ward area was once considered as the "Black Wall Street of the South" with numerous thriving businesses including hotels, theatres, and restaurants along 2nd Street in the Jackson Ward area. The city still celebrates its rich African American business heritage every year during the "2 Street Festival" also held in Jackson Ward. Accourding to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2002 estimate, Richmond has 9,393 African American owned businesses ranking it 23rd among cities with the greatest number of African American businesses just behind Boston and Orlando and ahead of much larger cities such as Cincinnati and Kansas City. This shows that Richmond still has the potential to be a mecca and thriving community for African American businesses once again.
Richmond's Black News
Want to find African American news covering the greater Richmond metropolitan area? Check out the Richmond Free Press and the Voice Newspaper both papers provide news and information from an African American perspective.
Moving To Richmond
Check out the Richmond Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, They can assist you with a variety of information related to housing, employment, and other topics of interest.
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