Posted on: 2011-05-28 00:20:29
The prophets of doom rub it in white America's face again.
By the year 2040, the majority of Americans will be people of colour - the minorities will have become the majority.
A fascinating new time-lapse map shows the increase in the non-white population across the decades.
It starts with 1990 and then predicts up to 2020, 2030 and 2040.
The map, titled the Map of America's Tomorrow, was produced by PolicyLink, a national research agency dedicated to social equity.
It illustrates what theroot.com calls the decade-by-decade 'browning' of America.
'Time for change': Angela Glover Blackwell, the Founder & CEO of PolicyLink, which produced the new map
The map, titled the Map of America's Tomorrow, was produced by PolicyLink, a national research agency dedicated to social equity.
It illustrates what theroot.com calls the decade-by-decade 'browning' of America.
It is said to be the first visual representation of its kind of the country's racial future.
The all-inclusive term is used to describe ther growth of the populations of blacks, Hispanics/Latinos and Asians.
Angela Glover Blackwell, the Founder & CEO of PolicyLink (above), said: 'This map makes crystal clear just how dramatically the face of America is changing – and how quickly.'
'Already, nearly half of all young people are of color, and by 2040, people of color will become our nation's majority.