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The Pew Research Center's analysis of 2009 government data says the median wealth of white households is 20 times that of Black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households. [15] In 2009 the typical Black household had $5,677 in wealth, the typical Hispanic had $6,325, and the typical white household had $113,149. [15]
The black population was non-existent to European regions in 1610, but awareness increased rapidly after 1620 when forced slavery of Africans was implemented building the Atlantic slave trade in the 15th century in colonial areas, Caribbean islands which later became parts of the United States.
In 2009, Time magazine reported that 40% of births were to unmarried women. [95] The following is a breakdown by race for unwed births: 17% Asian, 29% White, 53% Hispanics (of any race), 66% Native Americans, and 72% Black American. [96] According to the CDC, in 2020, there were at least, 1,461,121 births to unmarried women.
Ten years later, 0.5% of black women and 0.5% of black men in the South were married to a white person. By contrast, in the western U.S., 1.6% of black women and 2.1% of black men had white spouses in the 1960 census; the comparable figures in the 1970 census were 1.6% of black women and 4.9% of black men.
Black Americans now number 36 million, 12.9% of the total population. [22] As of 2009, the median black male income was $23,738, compared to the median white non-Hispanic male income of $36,785. [16] While progress in wage inequality for blacks has been made since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Acts, inequality and discrimination still exist.
Milwaukee has distinction of being labeled one of the worst places for Black people to live. A group of men recently met and vowed to reverse that. Statistics paint bleak portrait for Black Milwaukee.
More than 100 Black men took part in meditation, sound healing and yoga. ... contract with the Sacramento Kings in 2009. Thirty-three days after signing my first contract, a big 6-10, 250-pound ...
The Black Men’s Research Institute “will fill a void in research, scholarship, curriculum, and public engagement.” The illustrious Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia — America’s only ...