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At the turn of a new year; nearly 150 years after Black people were released from slavery, sadly, Blacks today are no better-off, and by some accounts are worse-off, than their forefathers.
Even Black men who are graduating from college are finding themselves unprepared for the real demands of the world. In 1865, despite having no more than a 3rd grade education in most cases, Blacks following their freedom, became blacksmiths, bricklayers, carpenters, merchants, teachers, doctors, lawyers, farmers, ranchers, cooks, soldiers and more, as reported by Black Star Journal. Blacks back then also built houses, towns, communities, businesses, families, schools, universities, institutions and strongly invested in their collective future.
According to the 2011 U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 10 percent of 8th-grade Black boys are reading at or above a proficient grade level.
Though it might have been possible to flourish in 1865 with little to no schooling; that is nearly impossible in today’s society. Because black boys are not reading at even the 8th-grade level, as adults they have much fewer options compared to their forefathers who were freed slaves.
If education is power then there is no wonder as to why there is suffering in the Black community. From the crippling unemployment rate to the astronomical amount of Blacks behind bars, everything can be traced to the lack of education. Really, the prison system coupled with the complete breakdown of the black family has reopened slavery’s ugly door. To endure this life is the opposite of freedom because the choices are clearly selected for you. A Black man who can not read at an 8th-grade level today is in no better condition to make it in this wo
http://www.blackbluedog.com/2014/01...off-today-than-their-forefathers-were-in-1865
Even Black men who are graduating from college are finding themselves unprepared for the real demands of the world. In 1865, despite having no more than a 3rd grade education in most cases, Blacks following their freedom, became blacksmiths, bricklayers, carpenters, merchants, teachers, doctors, lawyers, farmers, ranchers, cooks, soldiers and more, as reported by Black Star Journal. Blacks back then also built houses, towns, communities, businesses, families, schools, universities, institutions and strongly invested in their collective future.
According to the 2011 U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 10 percent of 8th-grade Black boys are reading at or above a proficient grade level.
Though it might have been possible to flourish in 1865 with little to no schooling; that is nearly impossible in today’s society. Because black boys are not reading at even the 8th-grade level, as adults they have much fewer options compared to their forefathers who were freed slaves.
If education is power then there is no wonder as to why there is suffering in the Black community. From the crippling unemployment rate to the astronomical amount of Blacks behind bars, everything can be traced to the lack of education. Really, the prison system coupled with the complete breakdown of the black family has reopened slavery’s ugly door. To endure this life is the opposite of freedom because the choices are clearly selected for you. A Black man who can not read at an 8th-grade level today is in no better condition to make it in this wo
http://www.blackbluedog.com/2014/01...off-today-than-their-forefathers-were-in-1865