The New Migration
A New Wave of Prominent African-American Retirees is Changing Our City
These newcomers bring wealth, talent, experience and connections.

An influx of black professionals who are retiring in Sarasota are beginning to make a mark on their new hometown. The newcomers include college professors and administrators, doctors, corporate executives, ambassadors, politicians and journalists. They’ve lived in major cities, mainly in the North and Midwest, and enjoyed impressive careers that have taken them all over the country and world. Read Sarasota Magazine’s The New Migration.