Connecting People, Communities, and Businesses through African-American History and Culture
Echoes of the Past
Defining moments in HISTORY that helped shape our now!
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On This Date in History...
BLACK STATS
42.3%
42.3%, The percentage of all African-Americans who owned their home in 2017 compared to 72.3 of all non-Hispanic white Americans.
33.0%
33%, The percentage of all African-Americans men ages 18 to 24 the United States who were enrolled in higher education in 2016
39.4%
39.4%, The percentage of all African-Americans women ages 18 to 24 the United States who were enrolled in higher education in 2016
25.7%
25.7%, The percentage of all African-Americans completing high school in 1964
87.1%
87.1%, The percentage of all African-Americans completing high school in 2016
66.2%
66.2%, The percentage of all African-American population who voted in the 2012 presidential election compared to 87.1% non-Hispanic White Americans
25.4%
25.4%, The percentage of African-American population below the poverty level in 2015
14.7%
14.7%, The percentage of the national population below the poverty level in 2015
92.0%
According to the first United States census count, 92% of the 757,208 African Americans were slaves