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Good morning, Houston. We know you've heard already, but there's no bigger story out of Houston today than Craig Biggio's 3000th hit. It's times like these that remind you why you put up with the frustration of following your hometown team season after disappointing season, and we're proud of Biggio. To top things off, we even won the game. Astros, you're spoiling us. Houstonist will have a full story on hit number 3000 for...

What's that? Surely you're not tired of hearing about where Houston ranks on this last and that list. And this list. And that list. Buck up and listen to this one. Falling just behind Washington DC, Atlanta, and Raleigh-Durham, Houston ranks fourth on Black Enterprise's list of the top cities for African-Americans. The cities were chosen from more than 2,000 user surveys on the magazine's website and the rankings are based on median household income, percentage of households earning more than $100,000, percentage of businesses owned, percentage of college graduates, unemployment rates, home loan rejections and homeownership rates. Sounds like pretty thorough criteria, and we're not surprised that Houston ranks high, considering the strength of our African-American community.