One has to surmise, Azizi, that if they don't stay & participate, it's because they're not interested. If they're not interested, why is it a "shame?" There can be no lack of places on the Web that cater to their interests. And I've no doubt that if any of them were to post something of interest to the community here, there'd be interest expressed. So I don't get what's shameful about it. Unfortunate perhaps, and something we'd maybe benefit from addressing, but shame? I don't think so. Surely you know more folks "of color" (which means only "not white" right? Not African, or African-American, or Latino, or Asian, just "not white" - a pretty big place to be from, no doubt, a majority in the world) who might be interested in the Mudcat; what has been their response when you've canvassed them about joining our community?