Dream+Report+Card


 * Has Martin Luther King Jr.'s "dream" been realized?**

Civil Rights laws, affirmative action laws, representation in state and federal government, voting statistics || =**B**= || * Civil Rights laws have been passed and enforced by the government Number of employed / unemployed, types of jobs, business ownership || **B-** || * 63.8% of African Americans are employed, almost as much as the 66.3% of whites. Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || **B-** || * 80.6% of African-Americans have graduated from high school in 2004 compared to 85.8% of Whites. The Black graduation rate has increased from 20.1 % in 1960. Average income, number below poverty level || **C** || * In 1980 Whites made an average income of 18,684 while blacks is 10,764, Hispanics is 13,651 in the current US dollar.
 * **TOPIC** || ==**GRADE**== || **RATIONALE WITH STATISTICS** || **COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS** ||
 * **Legislation and Politics**
 * While the number of African Americans and Hispanics in the government is not near the percentage of population, the numbers are increasing every year
 * We have an African American president
 * African Americans vote at nearly the same rate as the average population, but Hispanics are much lower (average around 60% registering, African American 58%, Hispanic 28%) || * Encourage minorities to continue to become active in politics, possibly through schools
 * Push for voter registration drives and voter eductaion in the Hispanic community, possibly with bilingual voting ballots ||
 * **Employment**
 * 68.6% of the Hispanic population is employed, the highest percentage of any race.
 * 73.3% of males are employed, but only 59.2% of females are employed.
 * Women are generally employed in service and medical industries.
 * Men dominate the construction, transportation, and engineering industries.
 * Hispanics are much more likely to do work that involves manual labor. || * Offer more educational opportunities to minorities.
 * More job fairs in urban areas.
 * Eliminate welfare and then minorities will be forced to work. ||
 * **Education**
 * 17.6% of African-Americans have graduated from college in 2004. It is an increase from 3.1% in 1960, but there is still more room for improvement.
 * 51.9 % of Mexican-Americans graduate from high school in 2004. There is much more room for improvement. It is sad that 1/2 of Mexicans graduate from high school in current times.
 * Only 7.9 % of Mexicans graduate from college in 2004.
 * However, Asian-Americans are doing well and are faring better than whites. 86.8% of Asian-Americans in 2004 have graduated from high school. || * Encourage minorities to go to school and the benefits of education
 * More money for minorities in welfare will help because the kids in the minorities can afford to go to school. ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * In 2003 Whites made $45,631, blacks made $29,645, Asian-Americans made $55,699, and Hispanics made $32,997 in current US dollar
 * 2% of White, 0.3% of African-American, 2.1% of Asian American, and 0.7% of Hispanics make more than $250,000.
 * 4.3% of White, 13.7% African-American, 6.4% of Asian-American, and 8.8% of Hispanics have less than $10,000. || * Encourage more African-Americans and Hispanics to go and get a good education ||
 * **Behavior** || **A** || * Racism is virtually expunged from American society.
 * Some extreme racists still exist though. || * Punish racists through the law. ||