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A recently released time-lapse map produced by PolicyLink, a national research agency dedicated to social equity, shows the decade-by-decade browning of America. The so-called Map of America's Tomorrow, shows that by the year 2042 the majority of Americans will be people of color. The map also shows the states and regions that will be most populated by people of color, including blacks, Hispanics/Latinos and Asians.
"This map makes crystal clear just how dramatically the face of America is changing – and how quickly," said Angela Glover Blackwell, the Founder & CEO of PolicyLink. "Already, nearly half of all young people are of color, and by 2040, people of color will become our nation's majority. Clearly, this snapshot of our future has struck a chord, leaving no doubt that we must invest in and start building the foundation of tomorrow's America today. Let's start now."
The "we" that Blackwell is referring to are those who influence policy, such as legislators and policymakers, according to PolicyLink. The group believes that the entire nation must take up the cause of advocacy on behalf of communities of color, particularly for "fair, equitable and targeted investments."
According to the latest U.S. Census data, a growing list of major American cities have seen their native-born black populations declining at an alarming rate - including Detroit, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., and among the biggest losers Oakland and Chicago with losses of 25 percent and 17 percent, respectively - over the past 10 years.
Many upwardly mobile African Americans have moved to the suburbs or to the South. Others still have been forced out of major cities by gentrification. Despite the shifts though, experts and data indicate that the overall number of ethnic minorities, including blacks, will in total comprise the majority of America in the relatively near future.
PolicyLink said until now there has been no visualization of what this future will look like.
To see the methodology behind the PolicyLink map click here.
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By: autirose on 5/24/2011 4:36PM
Let the truth be told. Latinos and/or children of Meso-American decendency comprise the majority of the "people of color". Many are children of illegal immigrants or illegals themselves dating back at least two generations. 2010 Census showed 50.5 millions Latino births within the past ten years. WOW! Just think of the numbers dating back 20 years since the influx or migration.
During their reform demonstrations a few years back, media stated more 500 million+ were in attendance. The first march showed them waving flags of their native homelands. I thought they don't want to become citizens of this nation, but want this land back. After evidently being instructed, during the next days protest march they waved only American flags. My point is this, they have achieved their goals of overtaking America and did so by becoming so interwoven in this society we can't do without them and now they have become the majority numerically and soon economically. Hey, Malcolm said "by any means necessary."
Although it angers me that they disobey the laws and get away with it, I am proud to see what a unified people have achieved. I say, "right on". They took the laws of America and used what they could to their advantage and the laws that worked against them they ignored and will soon change America's immigration laws.
United States were not united and as stated, "a nation divided will not stand". They learned from the past, because they were a divided people another people further divided them and conqured. Now they have conquered America without a war. That is so smooth. They say this is the land of their ancestors and the laws of this nation does not apply, I guess the federal government and commerce agree.
I don't like that Blacks are at disadvantage. They are now employed in the majority in the type jobs usually held by Blacks who did not have any furthur education than high school. Now with even more of the illegal immigrant generations being college educated soon they will be in the majority in highly skilled workforce. If so, how will this effect the White labor force? Is this why Congress is in a thither wondering what are the appropriate decisions?
I do respect them for not aborting their children even though many were poor and unmarried and had multiple births. They did business with each other and employeed each other, which increased the economy of their society, were faithful to their belief system, culture/identity and spoke their own language. They are very wise people.
Many Americans thought of them a poor, dumb immigrants to be given charity or exploited, mostly for cheap labor. They were cleaning the homes, offices, hotels; taking care of and raising the children; cooking and handling our foods; doing lawncare; working in agriculture; building construction; every aspect of labor they had a presence. All that was laying a foundation for their next generation--how can anyone be angry about that? When there were no jobs knowing how to manipulate the power of the forces of nature opportunities for employment were created. Oh, yea be careful who you trust in your homes and who foods you eat.
It's safer to do for yourself and you and your family won't be vulnerable to anyone else. Just my views.
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By: SHAKAH on 5/24/2011 5:58PM
First of all we have to remember to stop always aborting and just trust in the Lord. Second,we not love ourselves enough to do businesses with one another. Third, we have to make sure the males stop killing themselves over crap. DAMN! If someone steps to you, rebuke him and turn the other cheek. Communities have to work together and stand firm to drugs and bad communtites. Be a watch tower and a watchman for your children in the streets. We must help ourselves because people are not all in love with us. You have to love yourselves before the president, people and God himself make changes for you. The Hispanic population also include Africans as well. So sometimes that browning includes blacks as well. We are talking about black people in Mexico, Cuba, barbados, Honduras, belize, Dominican Republic, Pureto Rico, and you cannot forget Africa. That continent in the year 2050 will be 2.9 billion! talk about an explosion.
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By: Annieo on 5/25/2011 4:10PM
This is true, abortion is distroying the black community all over American. African-americans make up about 16% of the population yet we have 36% of the abortions in this country. But that is not because we are into killing our future...we have always been a people of community and protecting ours and others families, but we have been targeted by special interest groups who feed upon our coummunities, and for what, THE ALMIGHTY $...you cannot afford a child so kill it. These groups like Naral, Planned Parenthood, and NOW have blinded our nation into believing they care about poor women and there health. Many well known Black leaders in the political, social arena have joined forces in the systematic slaughter in order to stay in power. Just like Able's blood cried out when Cain murdered him, America has the blood of 54 million children crying out since 1973 when abortion was legalize. God holds us, men and women accountable for continuing to ignore this issue by supporting leaders who support legalize murder.
The founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger an radical racist believed in the elimination of what she called "weeds of society" black and brown peoples. One of her writings, "The Negro Project" spoke of using influential blacks to control other blacks by convincing them that population control was good for their community. Back then, before legalize abortion it was birth control, now it is a more hedious. With those statistics that I quote (you can find at Gutmacher Institute abortion statistics)the spirt of Margret Sanger thinks she has won, but she has not. Their are voices crying in the wilderness warning people that when you abort yourselves into the lease most populated minority, you abort the power of your voice.
I join many and pray for the end of legalize abortion, it is distroying our nations moral fabric. How can we say we stand for liberty for all when we distroy the most innocent of human life,the pre-born!
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By: shakah on 5/24/2011 6:12PM
If we stay prayed up and physically, spiritually, and mentally strong, then we can acquire our power back. the biggest threat, is black people! We are considered a threat to hispanics, whites, and asians. We have to learn to do businesses with ourselves and until we learn that and stop always having to hop to the next tribe and the tribe got over here because we paved the way, then we will always lose. Hispanics will never be over us, I can guarantee that. But, we have to help the black people living in these islands so they can have a voice nad be proud of their black heritage. We must love our heritage and honor oursleves in our communities, in our homes, on the job, in the streets, on our holidays and at our museums. The Lord says, "before honor first humility." We must be humble in our ways and in our fight and rejoice in the end. I know it looks gloomy now, but think about it. Emulations is the highest compliment. We are emulated more than any race. People study us and copy our ways, our fight, and our creativity. So remember, we are our greatest teachers. This is going to make us stronger and we will enlarge our territories.
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By: bob on 5/24/2011 6:55PM
First of all what is this people of color stuff? You make it seem like Brown people are full of color. You know blues reds yellows browns greens the only people that have these traits are white people. So what you should be saying is that brown people are going to surpass the people of color in the us by 2040.
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By: sixpack3465 on 5/25/2011 3:03AM
The cultural climate will change so drastically that govt, churches, school systems, communities, labor movement & laws will have to change in order for our nation to be one step ahead the cultural phenomenom. For the past 20yrs, it had be known that our country will be more color than a variety of colors. I grew up in the Washington, DC area, which I have seen areas that were predominately white change in predominately black communities as well as areas that where predominately white change into a latino communities.
There was a time when our communities in the Washington, DC area where set aside for black people to live, white people to live & latino people to live but due to changes of laws in the housing & development act, certain communities had to let people of other races have a chance or opportunity to live where they felt comfortable for their families to be raised.
For example, some people probably don't know the history of Georgetown area in Washington, DC. Georgetown was a thriving black community more than a hundred years ago when the nation capital was being divided into 4 section (NW, SW, NE & SE). Majority of white people live in other areas of the Washington, DC communities until the 40's & 50's when realtors knew the Georgetown area was a hot community & they tricked black people to sell their homes in order to get white people (mostly the wealthy) to purchase these homes & bring variety of business in the area so it can boom to being one of the wealthy areas in Washington, DC.
Some black people wasn't fool & kept their homes but others failed to understand what was going on & move in other sections around DC. Now it seems the tide has turn for the past 25yrs. Even in PG county, Montgomery County, Anne Arundel County as well as Fairfax County, areas that was once predominately white are changing into multicultural communities or being dominated by only one or two cultures. Our children are dating more outside of their races instead of inside their race because of the cultural phenomenom.
There will be certain areas that will have white people only in the USA but eventually those areas will be change over time.
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By: Judy on 5/25/2011 8:08AM
Oh great. By then our once great nation will be full of gangsta flava street thugs sideways cap saggy pants rap crap boys. Be careful what you wish for folks. This is not such a good thing when all the facts are taken into account. God bless America.
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By: Annieo on 5/25/2011 3:16PM
It sounds as if you have pre-judged all african-americans and hispanics as ganstas. We are all immigrants to American, including anglo-saxons. The original people who lived on this land were native indians. God has chosen this land for a special purpose, and He has bought all races together, to prove one thing that he is Lord and no man who hates it's brother cannot see the kingdom of Heaven. You speak of God in asking Him to bless America. God will contiune to bless America when America returns to Him and His Word. We have walked away and all people are guilty not just brown and blacks. There are white criminals too. God paid the price for our sins through Jesus Christ and He is the only one who can save. When we accept His sacrifice and ask Him to forgive us (no one is perfect) then we will not longer look at each other through eyes of racism and petty differences but through Jesus' eyes. God looks upon the inward person the heart, man looks at the outward appearance, color of skin, hair, clothes, possessions.
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By: bugs hunter on 5/25/2011 3:59PM
Any change is better than crazy bald-headed maggot-colored leprechauns running around in white dresses and pointed hoods, cannabalising and burning crosses, squealing.."god bless america"!...wouldn't you agree?,~~ you nostalgic ol'witches and that racist brew!..tsk, tsk!
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By: bob on 5/30/2011 9:30AM
@bugs hunter You my racist friend are a nutcase! Where are all these white robed people with the burning crosses? All I see is a bunch of nappey headed azz showing hoodlums hanging out with no jobs harassing people, living off the middle class white mans hard work.
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