The pride and pitfalls of being a black role model by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: The pride and pitfalls of being a black role model
Page: 62
Author:  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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1. 64% of Americans believe in the American Dream.
2. 18-29 year olds think the American Dream is dead.
3. Harvard Institute of Politics conducted the poll.
4. 48%
5. Bruce Springsteen said, "I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American Dream."
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7. A) Police killing unarmed African Americans, B) Voter ID laws keeping poor minorities from the ballot, C) Federal Government being cut that offer food and medical care, D) Assaults on affirmative action, E) Inferior education for poorer children
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12. African Americans and Hispanics have the most faith in the American Dream.
13. CNN/Kaiser Family Foundation conducted the poll.
14. The poll was conducted in 2015.
15. 55% of African Americans believe in the American Dream.
16. 52% of Hispanics believe in the American Dream.
17. 35% of Whites believe in the American Dream.
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