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Focus Magazine

Focus Magazine

May-June 2006 ()

May/June 2006 Focus - Full Issue

by Various Writers

Since 1972, FOCUS magazine has provided coverage of national issues to a leadership audience. Over 18,000 readers, nearly half of whom are black elected officials, value the magazine for its in-depth, yet straightforward features on politics, as well as a broad range of economic and social concerns affecting African Americans and the nation at large.
TrendLetter, FOCUS' news and analysis section, is divided into three sections: Political Report, Economic Report, and Health Report. TrendLetter provides an overview from a black perspective of public policy initiatives, economic issues, and international affairs. Readers are also updated on state and national campaigns and elections.

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Did You Know?

In 2006, blacks made up 22 percent of the U.S. Army overall, but comprised only 12.3 percent of the officer corps and between seven and eight percent of the combat arms officers. The combat arms branches represent the principal pipeline to the Army's senior ranks. In 1990, blacks were 29.1 percent of the Army, but only 11 percent of the officer corps.

Source: Lt. Colonel Anthony D. Reyes, Strategic Options for Managing Diversity in the U.S. Army, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, June 2006