This is my first journal entry and I was asked to give my opinion on the topic of diversity and what the U.S. demographics would look like in 2050. But first, I would like to honor the names of the people, who lost their lives at Mother Emanuel AME Church: Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Singleton, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, The Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Daniel Simmons, and especially, the inspirational Reverend Clementa Pinckney (Perkins, Huntsberry, & Chappell, 2015). He lived life with love and optimism, making every day the best he possibly could by helping to better the lives of others. He loved everyone, even the killer who walked into his church and gunned him down. As we observe how hate can easily consume
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Since the establishment of this nation, its demographics have constantly shifted. In 1790, the U.S. Bureau of Census reported that the majority (75%) of the population was white (Bucher, 2015, p. 4). In contrast, by 2010, the U.S. population is 16% Hispanic, 4.7 % Asian, 12.2% Black, 64.7% White, and 3.5% others (p. 4). Our society is a mixture of different nationalities. To be an American is to live, love, and cherish this amazing country. An American is my cousin, a biracial analyst, an army soldier, born in Puerto Rico but is fighting in Iraq, or my friend, a Hispanic, married to an African-Chinese man, and their son, a multiracial, future firefighter. An American is the reigning Ms. America, yet, cannot represent America in the Miss Universe Pageant. I find it idiosyncratic that we actually have a Ms. America and a Miss U.S.A. Do not mistaken them, for only, Miss U.S.A., can represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant (Vultaggio, 2014). The reason for this? The Miss Universe and the Miss U.S.A. are both sponsored by Donald Trump and the Ms. America Pageant is a non-profit organization (Vultaggio, 2014). This example demonstrates how money and affiliation, create disparity in …show more content…
At city-data.com, I compared data of my neighborhood (21136 zip code) to that of Rosedale (21237 zip code), and noticed only slight differences. These minor differences include: a higher percentage of foreign born residents in Reisterstown than in Rosedale, a preference for private schools over public schools in Rosedale, and Rosedale residents have a slightly lower level of education than Reisterstown. (I’ve provided a copy of these data from city-data.com, here. Once you see the image, right click to view and zoom in). However, when I compared the data of Rosedale to that of Baltimore, there were several pronounced differences. The percentages of whites and blacks between these two cities (60% blacks and 30% whites in Rosedale) are practically switched, see graph1. The estimated median household in Rosedale is $57,000, compared to $42, 000 for Baltimore. The percentage of people with a high school degree is lower in Baltimore than in Rosedale, and unemployment and poverty are two times higher than that of Rosedale. These data show that improvements are required to change the economic profile of Baltimore, especially, the rate of high school drop outs. Or else, Baltimore will become a city of unemployed and
Since the establishment of this nation, its demographics have constantly shifted. In 1790, the U.S. Bureau of Census reported that the majority (75%) of the population was white (Bucher, 2015, p. 4). In contrast, by 2010, the U.S. population is 16% Hispanic, 4.7 % Asian, 12.2% Black, 64.7% White, and 3.5% others (p. 4). Our society is a mixture of different nationalities. To be an American is to live, love, and cherish this amazing country. An American is my cousin, a biracial analyst, an army soldier, born in Puerto Rico but is fighting in Iraq, or my friend, a Hispanic, married to an African-Chinese man, and their son, a multiracial, future firefighter. An American is the reigning Ms. America, yet, cannot represent America in the Miss Universe Pageant. I find it idiosyncratic that we actually have a Ms. America and a Miss U.S.A. Do not mistaken them, for only, Miss U.S.A., can represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant (Vultaggio, 2014). The reason for this? The Miss Universe and the Miss U.S.A. are both sponsored by Donald Trump and the Ms. America Pageant is a non-profit organization (Vultaggio, 2014). This example demonstrates how money and affiliation, create disparity in …show more content…
At city-data.com, I compared data of my neighborhood (21136 zip code) to that of Rosedale (21237 zip code), and noticed only slight differences. These minor differences include: a higher percentage of foreign born residents in Reisterstown than in Rosedale, a preference for private schools over public schools in Rosedale, and Rosedale residents have a slightly lower level of education than Reisterstown. (I’ve provided a copy of these data from city-data.com, here. Once you see the image, right click to view and zoom in). However, when I compared the data of Rosedale to that of Baltimore, there were several pronounced differences. The percentages of whites and blacks between these two cities (60% blacks and 30% whites in Rosedale) are practically switched, see graph1. The estimated median household in Rosedale is $57,000, compared to $42, 000 for Baltimore. The percentage of people with a high school degree is lower in Baltimore than in Rosedale, and unemployment and poverty are two times higher than that of Rosedale. These data show that improvements are required to change the economic profile of Baltimore, especially, the rate of high school drop outs. Or else, Baltimore will become a city of unemployed and