The Cosby show was a television sitcom about an upper middle-class African American family living in Brooklyn, New York. ... When people found out where my family lived, they would look at us differently, I guess because a lot of people were not use to seeing African Americans living in the suburbs, even in the mid-nineties. ... In a way he was a stay at home father, because his practice was below their home. ...

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Currently, according to the 2000 U.S census bureau there is an estimated 3 million people living in Chicago. 48.5% male, 51.5% female. 42% white, 36.8% black, 26% Latino, and 4% Asian. ... Of the population recorded that are 16 and over, 6.2% are unemployed. 16.6% of families are below poverty level (5). ... This made every day living for the residences difficult and unsafe. ...

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While in his first year of College he lived in the dormitory alone because of segregation laws that were still in effect but Paul used this to his advantage because living by himself he was able to focus more on his studies. ... Paul could get along with the upper class whites who often thought that they were superior to him (though Paul was often more educated than them) and he could also get along with the blacks on his level and the blacks that were below his social level. ...

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Although the average person living in the united states many only acknowledge the basic ones, i.e. ... In the graph below, the other ethnic groups found in the United Sates only make up 6.3% of the entire population. When applied to the magazine industry, cultural background can influence every aspect of the product. ...

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In the 1960's, affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination, was created in order to help benefit minority groups in several areas of society. Under this policy, colleges have been encouraged to take race and ethnicity into account for their admissions process. One idea behind affirmati...

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