How did an African prince end up on a slave ship to New Orleans? And, how did the ancestors of Black Americans get caught in war, betrayal, and trade? The story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a Fulani prince who brought captives to the coast  Until he became one. 🧵 A Thread

BLK’s 2025 top cities for Black singles: 1) Houston 2) Chicago 3) New York 4) Charlotte 5) DC 6) Baltimore 7) Atlanta 8) Detroit 9) Philadelphia 10) Dallas Cincinnati landed at the bottom Full Article w/details via ESSENCE: www.essence.com/lifestyle/ci...

New: The jobless gap for Black women widened in 2025. Unemployment Rate: Jan→Aug: Black women 5.4% → 7.5% White women 3.7% → 3.5% Gap: 1.7 → 4.0 percentage points Read: blackdemographics.com/2025-jobless...

🧵The Second Middle Passage Between 1808–1860, over 1 million enslaved people were relocated from the Upper South to the Deep South through the domestic slave trade. Auction posters document how this trade was organized and advertised. (1/6)

Top states by total Black federal employees (% Veterans) Virginia: 36,621 - (20.6%) Washington DC: 35,211 - (32.7%) Georgia: 33,253 – (53.2%) Maryland: 32,653 – (26.8%) Texas: 28,653 – (25.0%) Florida: 18,911 – (19.3%) California: 14,262 – (12.3%) www.epi.org/publication/...

The rate of high blood pressure among Black adults in the United States is among the highest in the world. About 58% of Black adults have high blood pressure, and it can develop earlier in life. www.heart.org/en/health-to...

Black males accounted for 26% of students at HBCUs — a nearly 32% decline from 1976 where the demographic made up 38% of enrollment. At Howard, Black males are about 19% compared to 21% at the University of the District of Columbia and 30% at Bowie State U. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/h...

Are Black DC and White DC different cities? Income: Whites make $75,815 more. Unemployment: 9.9% vs 2.4%. College degrees: 38% vs 94%. Renters cost-burdened: 54% vs 34%. Map + tables ⬇️ blackdemographics.com/are-there-tw...

What happened in these 9 months was truly a blessing. Praise God!

The U.S. Census Bureau released its official estimates for 2024 showing a 5% increase in the Black population since 2020. SEE MORE: blackdemographics.com/black-popula...

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Charlotte leads the nation. In 2023, 27% of Black workers in the Charlotte metro area were working from home, the highest rate in the country, according to new Census data. BlackDemographics.com Publishing Black data since 2007.

How Foreign-Born Is Your City’s Black Population? Find Out Here: blackdemographics.com/which-u-s-ci...

Majority Black Milwaukee Public school district requested CDC help with toxic lead levels. CDC refused on April 3, citing the firing of their lead experts by the Trump administration. Three schools were forced to close on March 17. www.wisn.com/article/cdc-...

In Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where 53% of residents are Black and cancer risk is 50x the national avg, a $2.4M EPA grant for air monitoring was frozen. Locals say the rollback wiped out decades of hard-fought gains. youtu.be/dgE_a4UVmMM 3/15

Did the Trump administration dismantle environmental protections in Black communities? Yes! In 2025, the EPA canceled over 400 environmental justice grants—over $1.7B in support for polluted and underserved communities. Full story: blackdemographics.com/did-trump-gu... 1/15 - A THREAD

Black men account for only 26 percent of the students at H.B.C.U.s There are now about as many non-Black students attending H.B.C.U.s as there are Black men. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...

The answer is Yes! MBDA, created to promote the growth of minority-owned businesses, was shut down completely. In 2020 alone, it helped Black-owned businesses secure $5.27 billion in capital and contracts, representing 66% of the total. But that's not all... blackdemographics.com/is-trump-dis...

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Black men put in the most hours weekly among full-time male workers. Data from BLS. 📊

This poll was in 2016. This is why we are where we are in 2025.

This was me 16 years ago

This is the Federal Government’s new HR lawyer…

Salary Distribution for Black Millennial Men and Women by Marital Status (Ages 27-42) What do you notice here? from BlackDemographics.com -publishing Black data since 2007

NEW: Black Millennial women have a slightly higher marriage rate than Black women in general, and only a slightly lower rate than Black Millennial men. However, both groups trail significantly behind the marriage rates of all Millennials, more than half of whom are married.

Homeownership Rates by Race, Ethnicity, or Ancestry in the U.S. Blackdemographics.com -publishing Black data since 2007

What stands out most in this graph is how the income gap between Black households and all American households stayed unchanged for 23 YEARS during the ENTIRE 1970s and 80s, only starting to narrow again in the 90s. blackdemographics.com/households/a...

Black Household Income BlackDemographics.com - Publishing Black Data since 2007

Black Workforce Participation BlackDemographics.com - Publishing Black Data since 2007

24% of the Black population is under age 18 Compared to 18% of White and 29% of Hispanic populations BlackDemographics.com - Est 2007

58% of Black renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

Paying More While Earning Less ---- Black Americans are more likely to be in the workforce than Whites, yet Black households earn $30K less and spend significantly more of their income on rent and mortgages.

Updated blackdemographics.com/households/m...

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Occupations dominated by Black women when compared to Black men Mainly Office jobs, Healthcare, & Education. blackdemographics.com/black-men-an...

In Black neighborhoods with large shares of homeowners, homes were undervalued by 47 percent, compared to similar homes in White neighborhoods with no Black borrowers. More: northdallasgazette.com/2024/11/27/b...

Low-income Black families have birth rates above replacement level (2.1), but for middle & wealthy Black families, rates drop below replacement. The opposite is true for whites: low-income birth rates are below replacement but rise with income, exceeding replacement for the wealthy.

New Census Data Alert! 🚨 Texas had the largest gain in Black population with 103,646 new residents, while New York saw the biggest loss of 29,588 between 2022 to 2023. What’s driving this ? #BlackAmerica blackdemographics.com/population/b...

New York and Florida have the largest foreign-born Black populations (both more than 700,000) while Minnesota and Massachusetts have the highest percent of Black foreign-born populations at 37% and 34% respectively. DETAILS FOR OTHER STATES: blackdemographics.com/top-states-f...

According to the Census Bureau, White households were the only group with a significant increase in median income from 2022 to 2023, while Hispanic and Black households were not statistically different and remained the lowest among all race and ethnic groups.

56% of Black Americans are renters, compared to only 27% of White Americans Furthermore more than half (58%) of Black Americans spend 30% or more of their income on rent. This highlights the financial strain experienced by Black renters. MORE: blackdemographics.com/the-real-est...

Ferguson MO Population loss From 2014 to 2022, the city's population declined 12.3%, to 18,546 from 21,151. Ferguson's white population declined by 37%, to 4,207, and its Black population declined by 4%, to 13,292. youtu.be/aXVSqECnsmI

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking for public comment on proposed updates to its race/ethnicity code The updated code list will be used in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2030 Census. www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...

Black Unemployment from Obama to Trump to Biden Blackdemographics.com

Musk promised to cut 80% of the Federal workforce, how many of the 370,000+ Black federal workers do you think will be fired?