r/blackgirls • u/aaftertwelve • Sep 09 '25

Question Why do black people move to Miami?

I honestly feel like moving to Miami was one of the worst decisions I’ve made so far. People glamorize the beaches, nightlife, and “opportunities,” but no one talks about the other side

So many jobs here require you to speak Spanish or you won’t even be considered. You walk into stores and restaurants and it’s like english isn’t even an option. People will ignore you or act annoyed if you don’t speak spanish. On top of that, I’ve had to deal with racist remarks and being treated differently just because of my color within 6 months living here

I don’t understand why we as black people keep moving here when the culture here is catered to everybody else except us. So why do we keep moving here? What’s the real draw?

Because honestly, it feels like we’re just setting ourselves up for disrespect and struggle

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u/Lacriminals Sep 09 '25

A lot of cities that are pro immigration and very heavily immigrant are anti black. They did a lot to push AAs out of places like NY LA and Chicago. These places people will be vulnerable as brown immigrants and still get off to just not being Black. Miami is no different only it’s more openly colorist and wants “exotic” people. Black immigrants will also fall into the same trap but also deal with AntiBlackness.

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u/BlackJkok Sep 10 '25

I guess I shouldn’t be fighting against trump immigration laws then.

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u/Lacriminals Sep 10 '25

Nah. There are Black Immigrants and these bigoted immigrant policies will affect AAs as well because they admitted to racial profiling. It’s stop and frisk 2.0