Statistics
African Americans have achieved remarkable success and are a shining example of what can be accomplished through hardwork and education.
Over 3 Million African-Americans Hold Bachelor’s Degrees Over 1 Million African-Americans Hold Phd's Masters, Medical And Law Degrees Over 2 Million African-Americans Are Enrolled in Colleges And Universities Black-Owned Businesses Generate Over $90 Billion In Revenues More Than 4 in every 5 African-American Has At Least A Highschool Diploma More Than 1 in every 4 African-American works in management, professional and related occupations. Over 4 Million African-Americans Families Are Married Couples Over 6 Million African-Americans Are Homeowners Over 14 Million African Americans Voted In The 2004 Presidential Election African-Americans Represent More Than $760 Billion in Spending Power Over 4 Million African American Households Earn $50,000 Or More Over 6 Million African Americans Have Attended College Over 1 Million African American Households Earn $100,000 Or More 70% of affluent African Americans participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) or 403(b) plan African Americans Give More Than $11 Billion To Charity Each Year Over 16 Million African Americans Live In The Suburbs Affluent African Americans hold an approximate average of $1.3 million in investable assets
Source: www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr07-018.cfm http://www.todaysdrum.com/index.cfm?Event=ViewArticle&ArticleId=CB4BD035-15C5-EA6D-3411E4B52F1974C6 www.phoenixmi.com/about/news/multicultural/2005092720.phtml http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/research-studies/37528.html http://blacknewsjunkie.com/?post=1188828897 www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/1090871.html http://www.givingforum.org/s_forum/doc.asp?CID=4912&DID=4171 http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=250871&kaid=127&subid=173
| |||
| RESOURCES
|
Featured Scholarship
The Ron Brown Scholar Program annually awards twenty $40,000 college scholarships to extraordinary African-American high school seniors. No restrictions are placed on the students' choices of school or discipline. Since 1997, the program has awarded 221 scholarships, with Scholars studying at colleges and universities across the United States. Scholars' interests range from medicine to public policy, from the creative arts to business.
Ron Brown Scholar
Program CAP Charitable Foundation
1160 Pepsi
Place Suite 206
Charlottesville VA 22901
(434) 964-1588
(434) 964-1589 Fax
www.ronbrown.org
Featured Scholar
Michelle Smith is a senior at Gateway High School where she is ranked in the top 4% of her class with a 4.17 GPA, making her the highest ranking African-American student in the senior class. Michelle is active in Student Council, National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, and LINK Leaders. She is also on the Varsity Poms, Junior Varsity Tennis and Varsity Swimming teams. Exceptional success in advance placement classes, honors level courses, athletics, and her participation in numerous extracurricular activities, has earned Michelle a 2006 Boettcher Scholarship,one of the most prestigious honors that can be given to a Colorado high school senior.
Historically Black Colleges & University
Featured Channels
FINANCIAL NEWS
(Updated Daily)
(c) 2008 AfricanAmericanDigest.com. All
Rights Reserved.