MINORITY REPORT
Family
5 Bleak Facts
of
Black Opportunity
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Half of Black Americans Born Poor Stay Poor
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Many Black Middle Class Kids are Downwardly Mobile
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Black Wealth Barely Exists
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Most Black Families are Headed by Single Parents
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Black Students Attend Worse Schools
INEQUALITY
" Disparity in achievement and post secondary success for students of color and low income students is both:"
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Moral Dilemma.
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Economic Imperative.
--Bill Gates
Microsoft CEO and Philanthropist
" Without success in college and career preparation programs, students will have limited economic mobility and fewer opportunities throughout their lives.
This threatens not only their economic future but the economic future and competitiveness of the United States. "
For Black Professional Men, It's Who You Are, Not Who You Know.
President Obama once said that for young minority men to gain better opportunities, they will have to - " work harder " and " take more responsibility ".
Indeed, those qualities tend to be more critical to success of African American men than they are for other groups, who appear better able to leverage social and professional contacts to get ahead. Studies have shown that social capital - defined as one's professional network - is a big factor in career advancement. But those studies did not show a positive impact for African American men.
