Forbes magazine has ranked Baltimore #2 on its list of best American cities for minority entrepreneurs.
"The Baltimore metro area � at No. 2 on our list � ranked third in the percentage of self-employed Asians (8.4 per 100)," Forbes wrote. HBO's "The Wire" set in urban Baltimore, featured less-than-legal entrepreneurship, but legitimate minority enterprise is thriving in the greater surrounding areas�crucial, given the city's 13.6 percent and 5.8 percent declines in its white and African American populations since 2000."
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