Although the African Methodist Episcopal church has ordained ...

[ENagel]

Although the African Methodist Episcopal church has ordained women since 1898, the number of women ministers has only recently become significant; now __________ of the AME's 8,000 ministers are female.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

Why and how did life change for upper- and middle-class blacks in the late 1980s? What problems did many poor blacks continue to face?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[nicoleclaire22]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3,000

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that middle- and upper-class blacks gained in wealth during the 1980s and 1990s because civil rights laws improved job prospects, income, and education.
2. Point out that poor blacks who inhabited the inner city or rural conditions faced a decline in jobs, income and quality of life. Black men became stereotyped as criminals while the inner city continued to lose jobs and become infested with drugs and HIV/AIDS.
3. Conclude that black poverty and the plight of the inner city remains a major problem in American society.

[ENagel]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ktidd]

Excellent