Black Stats

African Americans by the Numbers

Monique W Morris, Morris, Monique W.

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The New Press
07 April 2014

Reference works; Black & Asian studies

An essential handbook of eye-opening-and frequently myth-busting-facts and figures about the real lives of Black Americans today

There's no defeating white supremacist myths without data-real data. Black Stats is a compact and useful guide that offers up-to-date figures on Black life in the United States today, avoiding jargon and assumptions and providing critical analyses and information.

Monique Couvson, author of the acclaimed Pushout, has compiled statistics from a broad spectrum of telling categories that illustrate the quality of life and the possibility of (and barriers to) advancement for a group at the heart of American society. With fascinating information on everything from disease trends, incarceration rates, and lending practices to voting habits, green jobs, and educational achievement, the material in this book will enrich and inform a range of public debates while challenging commonly held yet often misguided perceptions.

Black Stats simultaneously highlights measures of incredible progress, conveys the disparate impacts of social policies and practices, and surprises with revelations that span subjects including the entertainment industry, military service, and marriage trends. An essential tool for advocates, educators, and anyone seeking racial justice, Black Stats isan affordable guidebook for anyone seeking to understand the complex state of ournation.

By: Monique W Morris
Imprint: The New Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 275g
ISBN: 9781595589194
ISBN 10: 1595589198
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 07 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MoniqueCouvson, and others. She lives in New York. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library and the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America.

Reviews for Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers

Black Stats is an important resource for anyone seeking a better understanding of the status of Black America. Benjamin Todd Jealous, former President and CEO, NAACP Thank you, Monique Morris, for this gift of knowledge. Black Stats is a brilliant and needed work. We can no longer claim that we didn t know the depth of our crises or the wealth of our resources and resilience available to counter them. Now that we have the data, we must use it strategically to move our people the nation and this troubled world forward. Susan L. Taylor, Founder & CEO, National CARES Mentoring Movement, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Essence Magazine Black Stats is a great tool offering descriptive statistics on the condition of our nation's promise of freedom, justice, equality and economic opportunity for all. Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League