Where Have All The Brothers Gone?

Now that I am back in Boston, I see the glaring social differences from my life in South Florida. One difference in particular is the lack of non-white minorities in the corporate arena. Specifically, brown men. Clearly, part of the reason is that there are more brown males per-capital in Broward Country (including Fort Lauderdale) than Suffolk County (including Boston).

Also, the cost of living is much higher in Boston than in Fort Lauderdale. In addition, there is much more basic service sector employment down in Fort Lauderdale than Boston.

Still, it's sad not to see as many brown faces as I used to in the work place in Florida. I think the result is that non-minorities are more comfortable in Fort Lauderdale than they are in Boston with minorities because they interact with them more often in their daily lives. There is nowhere for the non-minority to hide. Because of their increased exposure, more tolerace and acceptance is possible.

I have hope for Boston. With the Latin and Black populations increasing at the largest rates, soon non-minority Bostonian will have nowhere to hide.