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Enhance the Prevention
Regrettably, good health requires not only prayer but work
and . The health and wellness efforts of the 100 Black Men
target conditions that disproportionately affect African
American males.
Unfortunately, the
list is long: hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, glaucoma,
prostate cancer, HIV/AIDS and various lesser known diseases and
conditions. The Health and Wellness Page on this website together with
participation in health fairs and other educational efforts
will serve as vehicles for dissemination of positive
messages to enhance the prevention, early detection and
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Realize your Full
Economic Potential
$900 billion by 2008. Over the
last 15 years, it has increased at a rate far greater than that of white
Americans. Nevertheless, we continue to lag behind.
We lag in home
ownership, a major component of net wealth. While 76% of whites own a home,
only 48% of blacks are home owners. We lag in savings, particularly
retirement savings, another major component of wealth.
We also lag
in business ownership. Despite an enormous increase in Black-owned firms and
an increase in gross sales by those firms, black businesses account for only
4.2% of all business firms nationally. The 1997 census shows total receipts
for African American owned businesses barely exceeded $71 billion The
average receipts of Black owned firms in 1997 was $86,500 compared to
$891,000 for all firms.
The 100 Black Men of Sacramento chapter aims
to develop programs that address the economic underdevelopment of the
African American community - programs designed to promote savings, home
ownership and entrepreneurship. Our goal is to instill positive economic
values in young people and encourage adults to realize their full economic
potential. The challenge is daunting but we are prepared to confront it.
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On
January 12, 2009 the Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives (OFBCI) released Innovations in Compassion —
Statistics
- Visit the National Center for Education Statistics to view
surveys, assessments and read the briefing on the Condition of
Education 2009 Report... 
