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State of Black America
Black leadership must measure African-American progress in numerical terms, using a specific set of key indicators. The same indicators must be used to measure the effectiveness of Black leaders.

Source	Indicator	Status

Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02. htm#cps_empsit_a02.f.1	Unemployment How the government measures unemployment.	Unemployment statistics reveal the need for reliable metrics when measuring African Americans' economic position relative to other racial groups.

U.S. Bureau of the Census	Several Indicators	Series of statistics characterizing the state of Black America reveal African Americans are in dire need of a mass uplift strategy.