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T H E P R O M I S E O F P L A C E : C I T I E S A D VA N C I N G B L A C K M A L E A C H I E V E M E N T
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THE BMA CITY INDEX:
THE 50 CITIES CITY SCORES OUT OF 100 POINTS 95 DETROIT, MI
THE BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT CITY INDEX SCORES 50 CITIES ACROSS 29 STATES. THESE CITIES ARE HOME TO MORE THAN
85 NEW ORLEANS, LA
5.5 MILLION
78 BALTIMORE, MA
BLACK MEN AND BOYS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF ALL BLACK MEN AND BOYS IN THE UNITED STATES.
95 OAKLAND, CA 95 WASHINGTON, D.C.
77 BOSTON, MA 76 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 75 PHILADELPHIA, PA 73 NEW YORK, NY 69 PITTSBURGH, PA 68 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 67 ATLANTA, GA 65 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 64 CHICAGO, IL 63 JACKSON, MS 63 MILWAUKEE, WI 59 NEWARK, NJ 58 LOS ANGELES, CA 55 ORLANDO, FL 52 CLEVELAND, OH 51 LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON CO. 51 PORTLAND, OR 50 BIRMINGHAM, AL 50 DURHAM, NC 48 AKRON, OH
An interactive national map and detailed scorecards for all 50 cities are available at cityindex.blackmaleachievement.org.