Inside America's Richest Black Suburbs

Head to https://drinkag1.com/rocanews to save an extra 20% on your first subscription order of AG1 with code BACK2ROUTINE, for a limited time. In Prince George's County, Maryland, the wealthy suburbs look different. They're all black-majority. We visited Bowie, Woodmore, Upper Marlboro, and Fort Washington to see these wealthy black suburbs for ourselves. We learned about how they became so wealthy, why Marion Barry was a transformative mayor, and what other communities around America can learn from them. Also, check out their golf clothing brand Fairway right here: https://www.fairwaygolfgroup.com! About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias or fear. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via the products below. Want more of Roca’s on-the-ground content? Check out the Roca Mag – our weekly digital magazine full of original reporting from around the country: https://rocanews.substack.com/subscribe Our Products: ► Instagram:   / ridethenews   ► App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanew... ► Substack: https://rocanews.substack.com ► Facebook:   / ridethenews   ► X: https://x.com/ridethenews Our Series: ► The South:    • The South   ► Pakistan:    • Pakistan   ► East Coast:    • East Coast   ► Appalachia:    • Appalachia   ► Rust Belt:    • Rust Belt   ► The Southwest    • The Southwest   ► The UK    • UK   Want to help us report? ► Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/xPrUx 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - PG County 2:57 - Marion Barry 3:41 - Woodmore Country Club 4:58 - Dr. JumpRope 6:36 - Growing Up Here 8:51 - The Mansions 11:53 - Rural Wealth (Upper Marlboro) 14:00 - The Economy 14:46 - National Harbor 15:57 - Black Bookstore 16:58 - Black Clothing Store 18:35 - Why PG County Matters? 20:04 - Closing Episode 180 Subs: 1.1M subs #PGCounty #Maryland #Wealth #RocaNews