what the the economic, social and political standing of african americans in todays society

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That's a pretty broad question. African-Americans have about the same standings as white Americans, except a higher percentage of African-Americans are poor and are likely have served a jail term.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-14/business/35846430_1_jobless-rate-jobs-report-white-men

That article is from this past December. You should search at www.fedstats.gov to see if you can find more recent data.