Globalization has effected the lives of everyone across the globe and certainly that of African Americans. With globalization comes increased knowledge and cultural awareness; with what used to take three months by ship can take 3 seconds by text. In turn, our societies have a greater range of impacts. In particular it has led to a more diverse group of black Americans. In the Patterson reading, it stated that the “34% [of blacks] living in the Miami metro area are immigrants” and “the New York metro area, that share is 28%”. This leads to a more diverse culture but also more competition. Often times black immigrants come in with higher levels of education than African Americans. In turn this leads to increased poverty and unemployment which
