Number of African Americans with Four-Year Degrees Reaches New High

[Number23]

Number of African Americans with Four-Year Degrees Reaches New High
Black-White Racial Gap Still Large and Not Shrinking

Nearly 4.6 million African-Americans hold a four-year college degree, a new high, but a large racial gap in degree attainment still exists and does not appear to be shrinking, according to a report in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.

The Journal also found that an overwhelming majority of these Black college graduates are women.

...However, Black men continue to lead Black women in the number of professional degrees, such as those in medicine and law, according to the Journal. Roughly 88,000 Black men have professional degrees, compared to 62,000 Black women.

...These numbers show tremendous progress in the Black community, according to the Journal report; in the 1920s, only approximately 10,000 American Blacks were college-educated.

I love black people. :) These numbers could be better, but good news lately is like an unexpected ray of sunshine. I'll take as much as I can get.

[firedupdem]

1. This is excellent!

I hope the numbers continue to rise. Funny I read this today...my son just sent me some video from homecoming at Tuskegee and I started crying..LOL

I love black people too....and I really love to see young people getting their degree's and starting adult life on more solid footing.. :)

[Number23]

2. I feel the same way.

I really love to see young people getting their degree's and starting adult life on more solid footing.

For black people to have gone from 10,000 college degrees to over 4 million in 80 years, is a monumental achievement that I think all of us can be DAMNED proud of.

Yes, the numbers could be alot better but we have come far.