https://www.okwassup.com/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/ News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Wed, 27 May 2015 07:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.okwassup.com/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-377 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:10:24 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2009/11/02/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-377 Lets face it people….. race matters in this country no matter how we all wanna look the other way and pretend it doesnt. Atlanta is mostly a city of black people. I wouldnt be surprised if they ban together in the end and elect a lesser known black candidate just to hold onto control. Miss Norwood may be the best qualified. But race plays a bigger part sometimes.

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-375 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:39:13 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2009/11/02/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-375 If America can have a black president then Atlanta can have a white mayor.Get over it!

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-373 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:36:58 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2009/11/02/race-in-atlanta-mayoral-race/#comment-373 As of 2008, Atlanta city had an estimated population of 537,958. As per the 2005–2007 American Community Survey the racial make-up of Atlanta’s population is as follows:Blacks or African Americans made up 56.8% of Atlanta's population; of which 56.4% were non-Hispanic blacks. White Americans made up 37.7%; of which 35.7% were non-Hispanic whites. American Indians made up 0.2% of the city's population; of which 0.1% were non-Hispanic. Asian Americans made up 1.9% of the city's population. Pacific Islander Americans made up less than 0.1% of the city's population. Individuals from some other race made up 2.3% of the city's population; of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races made up 1.1% of the city's population; of which 1.0% were non-Hispanic. In addition, Hispanics and Latinos made up 4.7% of Atlanta's population.Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta#Demographicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta#Demographics… />The U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts” for Atlanta’s 2006 show demo numbers close to the 2008 numbers, + or – a few percentage points. In short, Atlanta is still overwhelmingly populated by Blacks and therefore as I see it, no matter who the candidate is_ his/her race, age, political affiliation, whatever…the person who gets the majority Black vote is the person who wins, that is, IF Blacks turnout to vote(???) "You have a young generation of blacks — not native to Atlanta — who don't necessarily see that as something that has to happen. They may be staking their vote on matters more critical than race."If Ms. Norwood does well with the Black vote, she should win.

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