By the Numbers — Sankofa Daily
📊 By the Numbers

The record, quantified.

A new, sourced statistic about African American life — every single day. Ten themes on rotation, built for saveable, shareable infographics. Every number carries its citation, because an educational brand lives or dies on its receipts.

● Today: Education Demographics Economics & Wealth Health Business Justice & Civil Rights Housing Politics & Voting Technology & STEM Culture & Sports

Stat of the day

1.4M+

Black-owned businesses in the U.S.

The number of Black-owned businesses continues to climb — one of the fastest-growing segments of new-business formation in the country over the last several years.

Why it matters: Ownership builds generational wealth that wages alone can’t. Every one of these is a piece of the record being written right now.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Business Survey · Replace with the live figure & link from your AAStats sheet.

Display area: This page mirrors your AAStats system. Each day’s build produces a themed set of sourced stats — paste the headline number, label, description, comparison, and source URL into the tiles below (or embed your infographic image).

Today’s theme

Education

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28%
Bachelor’s degree or higher

Share of Black adults 25+ holding at least a bachelor’s — up substantially over two decades.

U.S. Census / NCES · source
Growth in Black college enrollment

Enrollment has roughly doubled since the 1990s, though gaps in completion persist.

NCES · source
$25K
Avg. HBCU-driven earnings lift

HBCUs punch far above their size in producing Black professionals and graduates.

UNCF · source
9%
Of all U.S. undergraduates

Black students as a share of total undergraduate enrollment nationwide.

NCES · source
50+
Accredited HBCUs still educating today

A living network founded when Black students were barred elsewhere.

U.S. Dept. of Education · source
+ 10 more today

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1 · Rotate

Each day picks one of ten themes — demographics, wealth, education, health, business, justice, housing, politics, tech, culture.

2 · Source

Live search of authoritative sources — Census, BLS, CDC, NCES, Pew, DOJ, FDIC — for current, citable figures.

3 · Publish

Numbers become infographics for the feed and tiles here. No stat without a real source and link.

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For educators & organizers

Every stat here is classroom-ready and cited. Bundled, printable stat packs live on the Educators page.