Thought of the Week . . .
by Howard Jordan
DEMOGRAPHICS IS DESTINY. New census figures show that Latinos number 50 million, 16.3 percent of the nation and represent half the growth of the U.S population. Latinos represent 23 percent of all children age 17 or younger. In New York City Latinos make up 29 percent, African Americans 23 percent, Asians 13 percent of the population while whites dropped 3 percent. We are in a majority-minority city. Why do elected officials, policy makers, and media outlets continue to operate to exclude our folks from the circles of power in white-only scenarios? We can only truly become a multicultural society when all parts of our country are at the table- E Pluribus Unum
Howard Jordan is an impassioned and thought-provoking thinker and speaker on the critical issues of our times from a progressive perspective:
* How the U.S. Constitution protects our freedoms
* Holding Elected Officials accountable
* Celebrating Latino and African Heritages
* Elections and the Latino vote
* The importance of Black-Latino relations today
* Intra-Latino relations: uniting the Latino family
* The immigration debate
* Obama, Sotomayor and the Browning of America
Popular radio host of The Jordan Journal focusing on issues of importance to progressives and communities of color
Educator-Scholar, tenured Professor at Hostos Community College in the South Bronx
Advocacy Journalist and commentator, writing for alternative English and Spanish-language media
Attorney and former Appointed Official for the Governor's Committee on Hispanic Affairs and the New York State Assembly Immigration Task Force
Longtime Community Activist in the progressive community.
