White Americans have 22 times more wealth than blacks — a gap that nearly doubled during the Great Recession. The median household net worth for whites was $110,729 in 2010, versus $4,995 for blacks, according to recently released Census Bureau figures. The difference is similarly notable when it comes to Hispanics, who had a median [...]
Black Churches Fight for Survival in Hispanic Neighborhoods
May 24, 2012 | Posted by
As the demographics of urban neighborhoods change, the churches that have historically served those communities often face a life-or-death dilemma: adapt to serve the new population, follow the folks who have moved away, or die. That is the issue facing churches in south Los Angeles, as chronicled in an article in Christianity Today. The piece [...]
As America Becomes a Black and Brown Nation, Will We Take Advantage?
May 23, 2012 | Posted by
Almost a year ago, a shift occurred that redirected the course of our nation. It was a radical change, yet so subtle most people didn’t even realize it had happened until reports began circulating last week. For the first time in the history of our nation, white children no longer made up the majority of [...]
White Births Are Minority for 1st Time in U.S. History
May 17, 2012 | Posted by
Our country, settled by white Europeans and riddled with the troubled racial legacy of slavery, bitter civil rights battles and an awful anti-immigration stance, has reached a new milestone for the first time in its 235-year-old history: White births in the United States are no longer in the majority. According to US Census Bureau data, [...]
