Where is the best place for black people to live and work?

The Ordinary Man
5 min readJul 18, 2024

As I sit at home waiting for my new job to start, I realise something — my mental health is better than ever. It doesn’t seem right because you’re supposed to be unhappy when you’re not working, right?

I like to work and I’m not fussed by having to get my hands dirty to solve a problem, so it’s not that. So what is it? Oh, yeah it’s the work environment. I hate the work environments and my mental health is better whilst I’m not in one. It’s a break from getting singled out, lied on and harassed.

I’ve had nothing but time to work on my own business, work out, and masturbate, and boy it feels good. This is what life is about. But it can’t last forever so I have to think about where I’m going to live and work in the short term whilst I build my business.

Being black means that you have to make mindful decisions that other people take for granted. I can’t live anywhere as the town might be racist and I can’t work anywhere for the same reasons. I’ve tried it and no matter what resistance you put up, if the locals don’t want you there they will force you out.

I don’t want my entire life to be a fight for a basic life so I’ll move around until I find something that works. Maybe I should start thinking outside of the box.

It’s not something I…

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The Ordinary Man
The Ordinary Man

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