United States counties with African American majority populations

Homelessness in the United States is a grave and multifaceted issue for everyone, specifically for youth and young adults. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 633,782 individuals are faced with homelessness, nightly in the United States. Yearly, there are about 550,000 youth and young adults up to age 24 who are homeless for more than seven days. Of these youth, nearly 50,000 spend many nights on the street, for up to six months or more (2013). The State of Homelessness in…

This memo responds to your request for information about the United States and State of Wyoming’s Constitution. In this report we will discuss the U.S. Constitutional Convention, Wyoming Constitutional Convention, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the other 17 Amendments, and the Wyoming Constitution. Constitutional Conventions The U.S. Constitutional Convention was the meeting in which delegates from the existing states formed to try and better the U.S by creating laws. The US…

Reconstruction in America (1865-1871) What were the limits of Reconstruction in the United States from 1865 – 1871? Reconstruction was the period in American history following the Civil War until 1877. The country was in the process of repairing the damages and bringing in the former slave population into the constituency. A series of laws and amendments were passed in attempt to accomplish this lofty goal. The three pieces in particular are the Reconstruction amendments, the Reconstruction…

Mississippi? The simple reason why the Delta is still in poverty because of after effects of slavery. Slavery has had a big impact on African Americans even to this very day. As much as African Americans try to disassociate themselves from that they will always be affected by slavery. Mississippi is one of the most racist and segregated areas of the United States. The state is so far back and instead of moving forward they are going backward. The government is not doing anything to help their…

In 1977, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made known that fish and waterfowls from the waters in Huntsville Spring Branch showed high levels of DDT. This prompted the EPA to begin to investigate the effects of DDT in the water supply. Studies revealed…

of the 1790s politics in America, it would be ludicrous to say the Constitution was without fatal flaws in regards to state rights, and the rights of African Americans. The years that followed the American Revolution yielded many problems, problems that the standing government, the Articles of the Confederation could not properly address such as: the economic policies of the states, the horrible process to vote on laws, and the lack of taxation (McKeown). It was because of these first…

Thesis or Introduction The word "heart disease" refers to numerous categories of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease, which affects the blood flow to the heart. Diminished blood movement can cause a heart attack. Heart Disease, which is a silent killer, has taken the lives of many. Be it young or old. Nevertheless, with the advancement in technology, research, and more educations, people are learning different ways in which it…

Majority of the people who are given the death penalty are those who are individuals in poverty or within the minority populations. This fact is based on the statistics that “approximately 3,350 people on death row as of 2007, nearly all are impoverished, and many belong to minority groups (more than 40 percent are African American)” (Ballaro). Those who are apart of these discriminated groups are lucky if they have…

estimate that a quarter to a third of the enslaved Africans brought to the United States on these ships were Muslims (Source). Although freedom of religion for the enslaved was strictly forbidden during this time, in the United States many continued to practice their faith in secret which they later passed on to future generations. During the 19th century Arabian immigrants mostly coming from Lebanon and Syria began migrating to the United States in search of better opportunities for themselves…

Imagine starting a new school, in a new state, maybe even a new country. On the first day of class looking around, seeing you 're the only one whose skin color is not white, you’re the only one with dark curly hair, and you 're the only one who “doesn’t belong.” Upon entering the classroom you hear comments like “It 's a Mexican”, “Do you even speak English?”, “How did you cross the border?” That 's what students like Natalia Martinez, Genesis Garcia, Kendrick Rosado, and I had to deal with when…