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Resistance to Changing the Status Quo

While the new face of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., reflects today’s multicultural society, the business community of Madison Avenue bares almost no resemblance to its immediate environment— considered one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse cities in the U.S.—according to a damning report that charges racial discrimination throughout the U.S. advertising industry, laying the groundwork for litigation.

Whites at Black Colleges

Of the 373,548 total students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 2005, blacks comprised 264,381of students, or about 71%, while whites comprised 54,358, or 14.5%. Latinos comprised 31,571, or 8.4%; Asian/ Pacific Islanders, 8,325 or 2.2%; and, Native Americans, 998, or 0.2%.

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