African OriginsThe African-Origins Project website at Emory University, launched last year with the names of 10,000 Africans who were liberated from the slave trade in the 19th century, added the name
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Post-Racial? Not So Fast!A Manhattan Institute study titled “The End of the Segregated Century: Racial Separation in America’s Neighbor-hoods, 1890-2010” exposed sharp division among social just
Black SegregationConservative think tank Manhattan Institute for Policy Research reports that Black segregation from other racial groups is at its lowest point in more than a century. Researchers, Har
• Number of females in the U.S. as of Oct. 1, 2010: 157.2 million;• Estimated number of mothers: 82.8 million;• Average number of children that women 40 to 44 had given birth to as of 2008: 1.9;
Spending More, Bidding Less A survey of 740 active small-business contractors, conducted by American Express OPEN, shows that these contractors invested $103,827 in time and money to seek contractin
Figuratively Speaking: Health Insurance CoverageIn its report “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010,” the U.S. Census Bureau says that in 2010, median household
Black Farmers The Court-ordered process of officially notifying African-American farmers and their heirs about the $1.25 billion “Pigford II” class action settlement in the Black Farmers Discrim
Beyond Bankruptcy In a recent study, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy found that, while the bankruptcy system has helped certain small businesses maintain operations, cr
Temporary PovertyA U.S. Census Bureau report, “Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2004–2006,” says poverty is not necessarily a permanent condition, noting that while 29 percent of the U.
Temporary PovertyA U.S. Census Bureau report, “Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2004–2006,” says poverty is not necessarily a permanent condition, noting that while 29 percent of the U.