at the time of this writing, 95% of the sheriffs in the u.s. are white, and 95% are men.

 percentage of americans that americans think...

... are black: 41%

actual percentage of americans who...

... are black: 12%

in 1872, victoria woodhull was nominated for president of the u.s., and frederick douglas was chosen as her running mate. if she had won, she would have been the first woman president, and douglas would have been the first black vice president.

1 out of 4 cowboys in the american west was black.

minority students in public schools now outnumber white students in the u.s.

in the u.s., 27 million families - 1/5 of the population - receives less than us$8,000 per year. not per person - per family. of these families, 72% are white, 19% are black, 5% are asian, and 2% are 'other'.

"many governments have been founded upon the principle of the subordination and serfdom of certain classes of the same race; such were and are in violation of the laws of nature. our system commits no such violation of nature’s laws. with us, all of the white race, however high or low, rich or poor, are equal in the eye of the law. not so with the negro. subordination is his place. he, by nature, or by the curse against canaan, is fitted for that condition which he occupies in our system. the architect, in the construction of buildings, lays the foundation with the proper material-the granite; then comes the brick or the marble. the substratum of our society is made of the material fitted by nature for it, and by experience we know that it is best, not only for the superior, but for the inferior race, that it should be so." alexander stephens

breakdown of prostitutes' customers by race in the u.s.:

• white 38.9%
• latino 19.4%
• unspecified 19.4%
• black 16.7%
• asian 2.8%

90% of crimes against black people are perpetrated by other black people. 82% of crimes against white people are perpetrated by other white people. nonetheless, no one ever talks about 'white on white' crime.

59.3% of white parents read to their toddlers, but just 24.7% of black parents do. a little less than 70% of both sing to their toddlers.

a study by duke university found that white ceo's with aged, craggy features tended to make more money, while just the opposite was true for black ceo's, who made more money of they had baby faces.

on may 30 of 1921, there was a race riot in tulsa, oklahoma. hundreds of blacks were shot or bombed by planes, their businesses and homes burned to the ground.

even though african americans make up just 13% of the u.s. population, they account for 42% of those killed by police officers while not armed and not attacking.

according to a justice department study, between 1980 and 2008, 47% of murder victims were african-american, even though african-americans make up just 13% of the u.s. population. 93% of african american victims were killed by other african americans.

jackie robinson was the 2nd black professional baseball player. the first was moses fleetwood walker.

according to the norc general social survey, just under 25% of republican men are alpha males, but more than 37% of democrats are.

also, just under 43% of black men are alpha males, but just under 28% of white males are.

nicotine bonds permanently with melanin. in other words, the darker your skin is, the easier it is to become addicted to it and the harder it is to quit.

americans who own a gun by race:

• white 44%
• black: 27%
• other: 27%

white american males are twice as likely as black american males to commit suicide. black american males are 6 times as likely to be victims of homicide.