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12762281, RE: Not black, but am a Seattle lifer. Posted by jon_o, Wed Mar-25-15 12:42 PM
>>So, i took a job as a creative director at an ad agency in >>Seattle. Moving the fam out there. I'm hearing there's a >major >>lack of black people out there, so I'm trying to get some >>advice on how I might find a congregation OUTSIDE of the >>church. > >I'd holla at FWMJ as he's pretty new to Seattle too, but I >think he's in a similar lane as you career-wise. >Unfortunately, Seattle is going thru a big period of >gentrification and a lot of the black residents have been >pushed to South Seattle/Renton/Auburn/Kent. There are still >black people in the Central District (where FWMJ lives, I >believe) but it's getting whiter everyday. > >>Any OKPs in seattle?? Whats good out there? Where's the best >>music? Any good BBQ? I know nothing > >My clubbing days are more or less over, but there's plenty of >good live music venues and most tours hit the city (stadium >and club tours). They have a Motown on Mondays night that some >friends of mine DJ and that's a great, mature club night. If >you're younger, there are definitely young cat turn up nights, >I'm just too old to know of them now. I'm looking for good BBQ >too. I know there are spots in South Seattle but I'm up north >so that's not too convenient. Might wanna holla at FWMJ about >that too cuz he and his lady seem to be real foodies and he >posts a lot of food porn on IG. > >If you have any more specific questions, holla. >
Thanks fam. Just picked up on the fact that FWMJ is a person here on the boards. Will reach out.
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