AdvertisementAs Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The SouthMay 23, 2019Daniella CheslowfacebookEmailSam Smith, Brittany Smith and their daughter Erelah outside their Charlotte home. The Smiths moved to Charlotte looking for change and opportunity. They are part of an influx of African Americans to Mecklenburg County, where the African American population has ballooned by 64% since 2000. (Swikar Patel for NPR)