The Study which analyzed statistics from the U.S Department of Education, found that despite the greater numbers of minority students in college, blacks and Hispanics were behind whites and Asian Americans in graduation rates. ... All of these statistics show how much the minority population is being discriminated against. While helping the minority population, there is some backlash that is occurring against the white portion of our population. ... In general, African Americans and Hispanics continue to be in the back of the pack compared to the white population. Asian Americans are still ...

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Racial profiling primarily affects African-Americans and Hispanics. ... Bob Vogel began accumulating tremendous arrest statistics and earned the attention of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). ... Statistically speaking, blacks create a disproportionate amount of the crime in America. According to the Wall Street Journal, March 11th, 1999, blacks are only 12% of the American population. ... The statistics overwhelmingly support tough laws to fight drugs. ...

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African-Americans and Hispanics make up most of the prison population in America. ... This could be the cause of why the American prison population is so populated with minority prisoners. ... In figure 1, it shows the statistics of race that is imprisoned per 100,000 people in the United States in 2010. ... African Americans make up most of the population in the jails today. ... Population (Hartman, "End Racial Discrimination"). ...

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Overall educational attainment levels in the population over time provide an indicator of the success of different population subgroups. ... The life of crime becomes the only way out, and from the statistics of incarcerated black males, it shows that a lot of them think the same way. ... White Flight is one reason why we as Americans could never be equal. ... Purposively, blacks make up 13% of the population, and only 1% of the population spends their money on black owned corporations. ... What is this American dream we so determinedly struggle to attain? ...

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African Americans, Hispanics, Caucasians, and Asian Americans are all primary examples of racial groups. Some of these groups are in the majority, mainly meaning the whites, while others are in the definite minority in the United States, such as African Americans. Statistics show drastic differences concerning population percentage between these particular groups. For example, in terms of percentage of total population, in 1990, whites made up 80.3% of the population, while African Americans made up only a mere 12.1%.... With an average salary of under $7,500 a year, high ma...

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The startling statistics behind the death penalty and death row inmates is a large factor in their argument. ... It will not only focus on the statistics amongst the races but also will discuss the average age, social status, and educational achievement of the people sentenced to die, the difference in the crimes that got them sentenced, and the small amount of women who have been faced with this court decision. ... According to www.coadp.org, an African American is four times more likely to be sentenced to die than a white man. ... The race of the defendants executed since 1973, the race of...

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