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Moderator
HOUSTON, 2:20 p.m. CDT June 5, 2001 - Black Enterprise magazine conducted a survey earlier in the year and concluded that Houston is the No. 1 city for African-Americans to live in.
The magazine, which hit newsstands Tuesday, announced that of all the major U.S. cities, Houston was best overall.
New York and Los Angeles, the most populous cities in America, didn't even crack the top 10.
Houston beat out New York, L.A. and Chicago as the No. 1 place to live, work and play for African-Americans.
"It welcomes all newcomers," Mayor Lee P. Brown said at a news conference. "For Houston, it is not where you came from, it is what you bring to the table."
Brown credited Houston's diverse communities and can-do attitudes.
The magazine surveyed 4,100 people and covered 21 quality-of-life issues, including income, earnings potential, cost of living, how close they were to their employer and cost of housing.
"People are really making decisions in their life based on quality of life much more so than they did in the past," Earl Graves, president of Black Enterprise magazine, said.
A sample of opinions outside the courthouse downtown by News2Houston showed that African-Americans generally agreed with the magazine's ranking, except for one attorney.
"As an attorney and just dealing with all different types of people, it is just really hard for me to believe that," attorney Chawn Hubbard said.
The ranking is a feather in the cap of the Brown administration, and an important tool for Houston's tourism business.
The human resources director for Houston-based Compaq also said that the ranking is a "great, great recruitment tool."
The Top 5
Houston
Washington D.C.
Atlanta
Charlotte, N.C.
Memphis, Tenn.
The magazine, which hit newsstands Tuesday, announced that of all the major U.S. cities, Houston was best overall.
New York and Los Angeles, the most populous cities in America, didn't even crack the top 10.
Houston beat out New York, L.A. and Chicago as the No. 1 place to live, work and play for African-Americans.
"It welcomes all newcomers," Mayor Lee P. Brown said at a news conference. "For Houston, it is not where you came from, it is what you bring to the table."
Brown credited Houston's diverse communities and can-do attitudes.
The magazine surveyed 4,100 people and covered 21 quality-of-life issues, including income, earnings potential, cost of living, how close they were to their employer and cost of housing.
"People are really making decisions in their life based on quality of life much more so than they did in the past," Earl Graves, president of Black Enterprise magazine, said.
A sample of opinions outside the courthouse downtown by News2Houston showed that African-Americans generally agreed with the magazine's ranking, except for one attorney.
"As an attorney and just dealing with all different types of people, it is just really hard for me to believe that," attorney Chawn Hubbard said.
The ranking is a feather in the cap of the Brown administration, and an important tool for Houston's tourism business.
The human resources director for Houston-based Compaq also said that the ranking is a "great, great recruitment tool."
The Top 5
Houston
Washington D.C.
Atlanta
Charlotte, N.C.
Memphis, Tenn.
