(Total may be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)   For a detailed listing of all ethnic groups in the United States, please click here.

1. Number of states with an estimated black population of at least 1 million. New York, with 3.5 million, led the way. The 17 other states on the list were Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
   
   
2. California ranks #35 as best states to live.
   
   
3. Percentage of black-owned firms, 3.9%
   
   
4. 50.1% of Californians are female and 49.9% are male.
   
   
   

State Symbols:

The Flag of the State of California

2Pac Tupac California Love Music Video.

Charmaine Jefferson is the Executive Director of California African American Museum @ Exposition Park will speak to us about the goals of CAAM. We dedicate this interview to the Memory and Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (1933-2005) celebrated by masterful works of her life created legendary artist, Artis Lane. Blaze-Out. http://www.caam.ca.gov/