POLITICS

2011 CENSUS REPORT.. WHO'S THE MAJORITY?!

Via CNN:

For the first time in the decade, the population of children younger than 1 is primarily non-white or Hispanic: 50.4% of the total population in that age category. Minorities make up an increasing percentage of the United States population, especially among younger age groups, according to Census Bureau estimates of changes since 2010.

The total minority population grew half a percentage point between 2010 and 2011 to 36.6%, or 114 million people. The census defines “minority” as anyone who does not identify themselves as white (as a single race) and non-Hispanic. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders had the highest percentage of children younger than 18 in 2011, at 33.9%. Hispanics were a close second, with 33.5% of the population under 18. In third were American Indians/Alaska natives, a group whose children make up 31.6% of its population. Next were blacks, with 29.6%; Asians, with 25.9%; and non-Hispanic whites, at 19.9%.

Across the United States, 23.7% of the total population is under 18. Florida, popular with the retired set, was the state with the highest proportion of people older than 65: 17.6% of its population. Alaska was the state with the lowest proportion of seniors, at 8.1% of the population.

Asians remain the fastest-growing minority racial group, with a 3% increase over last year’s population, to 18.2 million. But the fastest-growing ethnic group overall was Hispanics (who can be of any race), expanding by 3.1% since 2010. California had the largest number of single-race, non-Hispanic whites (15 million). It also had the largest populations of Hispanics (14.4 million), Asians (5.8 million) and American Indians/Alaska natives (1.05 million).

Hawaii was the state with the largest number of native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, with 359,000, and it was the only state in which Asians formed the majority (57.1%) of the population. New York state had the highest number of people identifying as black or African-American, at 3.7 million.

CHARLES TAYLOR GUILTY OF BLOOD DIAMONDS A CIVIL WAR CRIME

CHARLES TAYLOR

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor worded for its intelligence agencies, including the CIA
 has been found "criminally responsible" for war crimes.  Charles Taylor was supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for blood diamonds.

Charles Taylor provided Sierra Leone arms, ammunition, equipment, aiding and abetting.   The 64-year-old, Charles Taylor showed no emotion as the 11 guilty verdicts were delivered. 

Taylor had pleaded not guilty to the charges, including murder, rape, terror and training child soldiers.

REBEL 

Charles Taylor is the first African former head of state to be tried in an international court, after the illicit trade in blood or conflict diamonds .

Jimmy Fallon - Slow Jam The News with Barack Obama

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS OUT ON TRAYVON MARTIN  

FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEO OF MCDONALD

Donald Thompson, 48, another long-term McDonald's employee made history of the enterprise by becoming the first African-American CEO of the fast food giant. Thompson a married Father of two,  resides in Greater Chicago.  Thompson currently works as the company's global strategy and operations for more than 33,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries.  McDonald's corporate headquarters are located in the city of Oak Brook in the state of Illinois.  Congrats!  Donald Thompson.