Mid-Term Essays
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State_of_African_America_13.pptxState of African-America
Dr. G. J. Giddings
State of African-America?
History informs
Why Hip-hop?
Why do you live in Chicago, etc. …?
What is African-America?
Size?
Location?
Boundaries?
Characteristics?
Diversity?
Conditions/State
African-America (AA) - Size?
AA - Location?
SOUTHERN U.S.?
NORTHERN U.S.?
A-A - Location?
SOUTHERN U.S. …
NORTHERN U.S. …
56%
44%
A-A - Location?
Urban (Suburban)?
Or
Rural?
…
…
A-A - Location?
North …
South …
90% urban
10% rural
70% urban
30% rural
Atlanta, Houston, Richmond, Orlando, (DC?)
AA – Most Populous?
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Jackson
Raleigh
AA – Most Populous?
New York …
Chicago …
2 million
1.6 million
AA – Blackest City?
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Jackson
Chicago …
AA – Blackest
Detroit, 84%
Jackson, 80%
“Philly”, 42%
“Chi”, 33%
“Big Apple”, 25%
AA – Growth & Diversity
DIASPORA…
Globally
1.30-2 billion/7
10% from diaspora
Africa – 98% HS
Caribbean
>economically
Immigration Acts
Diversity Lottery
1965 &’90
AA – Higher Education Brand
Historically
Black
Colleges/
Universities
AA – Higher Education Brand
Historically
Black
Colleges/
Universities
106
3%
16%
State/Condition of AA
HEALTH
https://blackdemographics.com/health-2/
Morbidity & Mortality
Cancer, 34%
HIV/Aids (2005), 50%, 61% Black women
Shortest Life expectancy: 74 y. vs. 78 y.
4% of American doctors …
State/Condition of AA
Incarceration
47% of U.S. prisoners
40% 17-27 years old …
US Prison growth
200, 000 - 1970
2,250,000 - 2006
https://blackdemographics.com/culture/crime/
State/Condition of AA
ECONOMICS
https://blackdemographics.com/economics/
Median income 1970-1990
whites - $34.4K to $36.9K
Blacks - $21.1K to $21.4K
Unemployment: 1965-1990 (F&H, 584)
2018: 3.4 vs. 6.1
State/Condition of AA
EDUCATION
72% HS graduation rate
45% urban HS drop out rate
25% Black males, Special Education
College Graduates
88.3% v. 86.2 Employment rate
State/Condition of AA
POLICE BRUTALITY
https://blackdemographics.com/culture/crime/
R. King, 1991; A. Louima, A. Diallo, Tupac/Biggie Smalls; Jena 6; Trayvon Martin (2012), … Michael Brown (2014), Eric Garner (2014), Tamir Rice (2014), John Crawford (2014), Freddie Gray (2015), Sandra Bland (2015), et al.
State of African America
POLITICS/Protest
Elected Officials: 1,469 (1970); 6,056 (1985)
Conservative: Pres. Reagan, Bush, Bush, Trump, T. Scott
Progressive/Democrat:
Pres. Clinton;
Obama,
Senators: K. Harris, C. Booker; T. Scott
Reparations … Million Man March, Great Migrations; emigration; Trans-Africa; “Vote or Die”; C. Kaepernick
