African American Internet Market
February 27, 2007
I’ve been doing some research on the African-American internet market, specifically blogs, and ran into a demographic study of internet usage released by Pew Research. According to the December 2006 survey, 58% of African-Americans use the internet. To put this into real numbers, according to the US Census Press Release there are 39.7 million African-Americans in the US, this means we have approximately 23 million black people using the internet. According to the Pew Internet Activities survey 39% of the people surveyed reported that they read blogs. Assuming that this 39% is across the board (probably a bad assumption), 8.97 million potential blog readers. Not a bad market.
Posted in Black, Technology
Comments (4)Chuck Norris Facts
February 23, 2007
Did you know?
Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.
Check out the Chuck Norris Facts
Why is this so funny to me?
Posted in Funny
Comments (5)Caucasian Only Scholarship: Who Cares?
February 22, 2007
Found this interesting article in the local newspaper.
The Florida State University Chapter of College Republicans is offering a Caucasian Only Scholarship. The scholarship is open to all current FSU students who have at least a 75-percent-Caucasian heritage and a 2.0 grade-point average. The scholarship pays $25. It’s a gimmick to promote a lecture by Reggie Jones, a black conservative. But even if it was real, why should it bother me?
Posted in Race
Comments (3)Great Black Speeches: I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
February 20, 2007
I saved the best for last! Martin Luther King Jr., in my opinion was the greatest orator of all time, and “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” has to be his greatest speech. “I have a Dream”, may have been his most important, but Dr. King put every ounce of his being into this speech. In fact it was said that Dr. King was so spent after the speech, that he needed help to his seat.
My mother, a Tuskegee grad, marched with Dr. King from Selma-to-Montgomery, on the day that went down in history as “Bloody Sunday”. She remember Dr. King being able to silence the noisiest crowds by just clearing his throat. She also told stories about men who went to his speech as enimes and left as great friends. She cherished the opportunity to hear him live, and talks about that day as one of the most moving days of her life.
And that my friends is the power of speech!!
Enjoy!!
Please excuse the video footage. It was the best I could find. You may want to just minimize and listen.
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Favorite Quote: “A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.”
Posted in Black History Month
Comments (4)Great Black Speeches The Ballot or the Bullet
February 9, 2007
I originally read this speech in the book Great Speeches by African Americans edited by James Daley, and for $3.50 it’s a must have for any speech enthusiast, and have since found it on Youtube. In this speech Malcolm held no punches (as if he ever did). Check it out!
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Posted in Black, Black History Month
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