Washington D.C.

Washington DC, possibly the blackest city in America. Often called the Chocolate city with its vanilla suburbs.

Often mistaken for New Orleans, Chicago, Detroit, and Atlanta. Chocolate City is Originally the name given to Washington D.C. for its predominately black population

One of a handful of predominately black cities or large sections of a city including New Orleans, Detroit, Memphis, and Atlanta. Some say Chocolate City is originally the name given to Washington D.C. for its large black population. According to city-data.com and censusscope.org, The largest African-American populations are found in the following cities (by % of population):

Memphis, TN--AR--MS
New Orleans, LA
Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore, MD
Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV
New York, NY
Detroit, MI
Newark, NJ
Miami, FL
Philadelphia, PA--NJ
Chicago, IL
Cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH
St. Louis, MO--IL
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX

chocolate city is a large city that has a predominantly black (african-american) population. georgians commonly refer to atlanta as 'chocolate city' because of white flight to the suburbs and the influx of minorities since the 1960s and 1970s. chocolate city also refers to the fact that most positions of power (mayor, police chief, etc.) are held by blacks.

A nickname for New Orleans.