African-Americans
Baroch, Andrew J. "10 Years after Million Man March, African-Americans return to Washington." VOA News. Retrieved November 13, 2005, from http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2005-10-14-voa7.cfm.
This article was making a connection between the century-old Million Man March and The "Millions More" March that was scheduled for October 15, 2005. Though the Million Man March was specifically organized for efforts to register African-Americans to vote in U.S. Elections and also to increase black involvement in volunteerism and community activism, the Millions More march this year was set in order to address the still existent inequalities that exist with regard to racial discrimination. In addition to racial discrimination, Ms. Wharton-Boyd, one of the many organizers of this march said, "Our issues fall into the area of health, social services, health, reparation, political stability, cultural development." Ms. Wharton-Boyd was also careful to remind readers that this event isn't a protest, but "a way to come together and bring skills together to help others."
2. Black PR Wire. (BPRW). "African-Americans are moving into the digital age with ease." Press Releases. Retrieved November 13, 2005, from http://www.blackprwire.com/display-news.asp?ID=2016.
This article discussed the growth of the internet in recent years. It was speculated in the early years of computers and the Internet that Blacks didn't or couldn't have equal access to these portions of technology. There were concerns that this would do even more to affect the ever-widening gap between the educational opportunities of Blacks vs. Whites. However, current studies and "according to Nielsen, NetRatings, as of 2003, more than 10 million African-Americans were going online to access information." Because though "whites continue to surpass the number of Blacks online," it seems that now they are surely at least "connecting" which was feared in the past.
3. Fishman, Henry J. "African-Americans Smoke more than Whites, study finds." ConsumerAffairs.com. Retrieved November 13, 2005, from http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/fishman/2005/smoking_trends.html
The health findings from this article were less than pleasing with regard to overall health and well-being of African-Americans. Though "white males are smoking less than they were ten years ago," it seems that "African-Americans have a long way to go." We...
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