African American Issues

 

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”

                                          -Malcolm X

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• In 2002, firearm homicide was the #1 cause of death for 15-34 year old African Americans

• In 2003, 91% of African American murder victims were slain by African Americans

• In 2oo2, an African American male under 30 was nearly 9 times more likely to be murdered than a white male

Stats provided bradycampaign.org

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The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is one of the many Methodist denominations that traces its roots to the Methodist revival movement within the Church of England begun by John Wesley and others.  This movement would eventually become a separate denomination, the Methodist Church.  Methodism was organized as a denomination within the United States as the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Out of this American manifestation of Methodism, the A.M.E. Zion Church would be born.

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Status Dropout rates represent the proportion of young adults ages 16 through 24 who are out of school and who have not  earned a high school credential.

• In 1999, the dropout rate for African Americans was 12.6%

• High school completion rate for African Americans is 83.5% in 1999 (this include GEDs)

• In 1954, about 82,000 black teachers were responsible for teaching 2 million black children…11 years immediately following the Brown decision, more than 38,000 black teachers and administrators lost their jobs

• In 2000, 84% of teachers were white, while only 61% of students were white

• Blacks make up about 17% of public school students but fewer than 8% of teachers

• 38% of public schools had not a single teacher of color (2000)

*Figures are from the National Center for Education Statistics and USA TODAY.com

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In 1954, the United States Supreme Court decision in Oliver L. Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka dismantled the legal basis for racial segregation in schools and other public facilities.