Why No Black Brewers?

This article investigate the absense of Afro american brewers and other ethnicities for that matter.

• according to google (statistics)
• after talking with andrew it hit me like a ton of bricks
• cultural?
• economics?
• historical?
• a hidden sect of brewers
• add your input and experience and eye witness events, etc.
• theodore Mach and the peoples's brewing company- first black owned brewery in the country in 1970 closed in 1973 (stopped by the big brewers?)
• Black Pride, Inc. label of contract brew from the The West Bend Lithia Co. out of chicago.
•  from above article. "Traditional brewing materials will be used and traditional procedures followed in the production of "Black Pride" lager beer, the founders of Black Pride, Inc., being convinced that blacks have no unique product characteristic preferences beyond that of high quality. To insure consistency in such product quality, Black Pride, Inc., will contract with an independent brewing laboratory for routine product evaluation.
• first black owned brewery in Arkansas http://www.refinedale.com/