dreamreport


 * 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 ||  ||   ||   || Graduation rates, test scores, college enrollment, educational attainment || C || For 2004-'05, white Wisconsin students had a graduation rate of 92.6%, well ahead of the 62.9% rate for black students.
 * **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**
 * **Education**

Among cities nationwide, Chicago stands out with an appallingly low high school graduation rate for black males of less than 40%. ||  || Average income, number below poverty level ||   ||   || Racial barriers prevent many people of color from achieving the same economic success as their white counterparts. ||
 * **Income and Poverty**
 * **Behavior** ||  || In a CNN Poll:

Almost half of black respondents -- 49 percent -- said racism is a "very serious" problem, while 18 percent of whites shared that view.

Asked how many whites dislike blacks, 40 percent of black respondents said "all" or "many." Twenty-six percent of whites chose one of those replies.

About half of black respondents said they had been a victim of discrimination because of their race. A little more than a quarter of whites said they had been victims of racial discrimination.

Asked if they know someone they consider racist, 43 percent of whites and 48 percent of blacks said yes. ||  ||