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U.S. state Populations 2016: Most populous states Release date: December 20, 2016 See Update: U.S. state Populations 2017: Most populous states U.S. Census Bureau DEC. 20, 2016 — Utah’s population crossed the 3.0 million mark as it became the nation’s fastest-growing state over the last year. Its population increased 2.0 percent to 3.1 million from […]

How will the American Talent Initiative impact enrollments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Only one institution, Spelman College (a women’s only college) is a founding member of the American Talent Initiative. Howard University, Tuskegee University, Hampton University, Morehouse College (a men’s only college), North Carolina A&T State University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, […]

U.S. Transportation Secretary releases Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016| December 2016 Report Atlanta, Baltimore, Baton Rouge; Charlotte, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Richmond U.S. Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016 Report highlighting the progress of seven cities […]

Africa: Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo elected president of Ghana Ghana will have a new president January 7, 2017 when Nana Akufo-Addo takes office following his victory in last week’s election. Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi The Chronicle ACCARA, GHANA — The Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD) has congratulated Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his election as the […]

U.S. Metropolitan areas with the largest African American populations as of 2015 December 8, 2016 release: U.S. Census Bureau Census Bureau statistics released today are culled from the annual American Community Survey, which provides in-depth state and regional information based on monthly interviews with individuals. The survey looks at statistics from all 3,142 counties in […]

Will President-Elect Donald Trump reverse the trend of high level Cabinet appointments for African Americans? President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dr. Carson will oversee an agency with a $47 billion budget. Armstrong Williams, Carson’s business manager and confidant, […]

U.S. unemployment rate 4.6 percent in November 2016 White Male 3.9%, White Female 3.7%, Black Male 7.7%, Black Female 7.1% U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The unemployment rate declined to 4.6 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in professional […]

The federal cost to take care of a billionaire president and former presidential pensions and benefits NBC new reported that when President-Elect Donald Trump gets sworn in as president on January 20, 2017 the contingent of at least 150 Secret Service personnel will balloon to more than 920 Secret Service agents and support personnel in […]

The Swinging Pendulum -Hate vs Progress A Historical Flashback -Women’s Suffrage: The majority of white women rejected Hillary Clinton for Donald Trump How did Hillary Clinton lose to Donald Trump? Partly due to the fact she did not win the white women’s vote. Why did Hillary Clinton lose the presidency to Donald Trump? On November […]

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union BBC News Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the EU, the High Court has ruled. This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – beginning formal exit negotiations […]