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Nationally, for every 100 Black males entering kindergarten only 3 are projected to graduate from college: Only 44 (44.3%) are projected to graduate from high school Of the 44 high school graduates, only 10 (23%) are projected to be college ready Of the 10 who enroll in college, only 3 (34.2%) are projected to graduate
71% Of Black Children are born without there father.
Black Children were more likely to grown up with both of their parents during slavery than they are today.
Of the 8.4 million Black Familes in the US. 2.0 million, or 24 percent, are married couples with their own children.
The net worth of a Black family in America is $6,100 versus $67,000 for a White family.
53% of Black men aged 25-34 are either unemployed or earn too little to lift a family of four from poverty.
69% of Black children in America cannot read at grade level in the 4th grade, compared with 29% among White children.
7% of Black 8th-graders perform math at grade level.

Blacks make up only 3.2% of lawyers, 3% of doctors, and less than 1% of architects in America. Many of these are Black women.

In 2006 72% of the Masters degrees that were giving out by historicall black colleges and universities were earned by black women. (Much Love Sisters! but we have balance this out a little....we need some earning power too!)

55% of black men in the Unitied state do not have a High school diploma.

19% of African Americans age 25 and over have a bachelor's degree or higher.

• Percentage of white parents of preschool children in 2007 who read to their children every day: 67% • Percentage of black parents of preschool children in 2007 who read to their children every day: 35%
• Percentage of white parents of preschool children in 2007 who believe that it is important to teach their children the alphabet: 66% • Percentage of black parents of preschool children in 2007 who believe that it is important to teach their children the alphabet: 43%
• Number of births per 1,000 white females ages 15 to 19 in 2006: 26.6 • Number of births per 1,000 black females ages 15 to 19 in 2006: 63.7

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Hometown:
Pasadena, CA
Currently Reside In: (City, State, Country)
Pasadena, CA, US
I'm a . . .
Artist, Performer
Website:
http://www.MusicAndKnowledge.com
Have You "Freed Your Inner Book" Yet?
Workin' On It
What You Need to Know About Me:
Just a regular guy on a mission

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At 11:30pm on December 15, 2009, Bianca Walker said…
Very interesting videos :)
At 5:57pm on December 3, 2009, Stacy Baby said…
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At 9:24am on November 9, 2009, CHERRYRICH PUBLISHING said…
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At 2:06pm on November 8, 2009, Pastor Charles Lucas said…
Then I take it that you concur?
At 2:48pm on October 25, 2009, Dee Dee M Scott said…
Thanks for the add!
Heading over to blackstartupbiz now.
***Blessings***
At 12:23pm on October 23, 2009, DeidraK said…
Glad to find have stumbled upon your page. Loving the messages.
At 5:38pm on August 16, 2009, Stacy Ousley said…
Hey there! Just stopping through to say heIlo and I'm looking forward to learning more about you!
At 11:48pm on July 30, 2009, Griot 2008 said…
Loved it to death. Fire & Venom.
The message was right On Point.
I'm gonna post this to my Facebook fam.
Thanx for accpeting my friend request.
At 6:00pm on June 27, 2009, Daniel Williams said…
How you doing?

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