Education Is The Key For Financial Security

In this paper, I will explore the aspects regarding racial inequality pertaining to education in the United States of America. It has come to my attention, based on my observations, that race is a definitive factor that plays a role in establishing socioeconomic status. In relation to socioeconomic status, variables correlating with race that I will be focusing on, is the educational and wealth aspects. An individual’s level of education is pivotal to establishing stable, consistent wealth and vice-versa; the access for quality education is inconsistent primarily among minority races/ethnicities. According to historical records ranging from the year 1980 to 2000, between Whites, Hispanics, African-Americans, and Native Americans, the educational attainment gap is widening (Kelly 2005). Education is seen to be a source of respect and key to gaining a higher income, which transfers over to greater wealth. Acknowledging the slow expansion of the educational attainment disparities, I argue that the society’s perceptions and actions addressing race perpetuates and produces social inequalities by limiting opportunities despite “equal” resources, privileges, and rights through social policies that have contributed towards the quality of America’s education system.

Throughout history, African American weren’t considered the smartest race on earth. With slavery and being for bided to ever touch or learn to read a book, African American became the race that envy having an education. Education became a prime factor in the African American culture. Having an education to an African is having the one-way ticket out of the terrible streets. They believe that if they don’t know nothing they won’t get nothing. In other word, if they aren’t educated their life would remain the same. Way back to slavery, African American would be beaten if they were to open a book and dare to read it instead of cleaning it.

For centuries African Americans have fought for equal rights, one of them being an opportunity for the chance to get an equal education. Many people believe that African Americans have an equal or better chance at getting an education than other students. This is not the case when in fact, it is actually harder for these three reasons: African American students tend to come from harsh, poverty stricken atmospheres. Shattered family lifestyles that make it difficult to pursue a higher education because they have not received the proper information. Secondly, just because African Americans are minorities does not mean that they receive a vast amount of government assistance or financial aid to pursue a higher education. Lastly, African

For generations African Americans have been disadvantaged in America and effects of these injustices have made a lasting impression. Education is one of the leading problems in the black community. Though there have many reforms in education over the years, racial injustices still exist because no attention in placed on how legislature affects people of color. I was raised in a middle-class family of educators. My entire life I’ve been told to “stay in school, get an education, and work hard so that you can beat the system.” Recognizing the structural forces in my life has helped me understand my place in society. Being able to “understand everyday life, not through personal circumstances but through the broader historical forces that

In today's world, there is such a big emphasis on education and its importance. And there should be an emphasis. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same attitude about receiving a good education. This article attempts to discuss the attitudes of African American's towards education when a stable family structure is absent.

Malcolm X once said, “without education, you are not going anywhere in this world” ("Malcolm X - Quotations"). He meant that African Americans need to graduate from high school and college to become successful. When students graduate from high school, they have a decision to make. The decision will determine the rest of their life. The decision is whether they will attend college or not. Some may say that is not a huge difference, but people with a degree can find a job easier. African Americans going to college can benefit themselves financially. College is not easy and will take a lot of time and dedication. Attending college is not cheap and African Americans have to look for scholarships. African Americans going to college is giving

Education is an important aspect in the lives of many individuals. Education is often seen as a means to better oneself. With education, a whole new world can be opened up to individuals. For African Americans education is key to achieving a variety of things in life. During the days of slavery, African Americans were not allowed to be educated. It was frowned upon and strictly discouraged because slave masters knew that they could not dominate an educated person. Any slave caught trying to read or write was punished. There are many individuals whose main purpose is to fight for the rights and equality of African Americans and fighting for the right to be educated was one of these goals. African Americans alike wanted to be educated because they know it would lead to progress and a better overall situation. Now in today’s society we see that even though many before us has fought for the right to be educated some do not see it as a privilege. In this paper, the views of Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois and Oliver Cromwell Cox will be examined in regards to their thoughts on education.

Education should be for everyone, no one should be left behind yet forty four percent of Black men are illiterate. Why is this? There are many theories from lack of inclusion in society to Imperialist Patriarchy. Whatever the cause the issue needs to be resolved. Toby S. Jenkins (Mr. Nigger), Hooks (We Real Cool Black Men and Masculinity) and T. C. Howard (

They say that black folks don’t read, and it’s a sad but true statement. I know this will ruffle some feathers but this is very deep and unfortunately very true. I know you have heard the urban myth before, which states “The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book”. For instance how many black folks go to church without a bible, but will wholeheartedly accept what the pastor is saying? All because you can relate to it and because if the position and role that pastor plays? This is indicative of one of our collective issues as a people. Why is black highschool and college dropout rates increasing and why is the black incarceration rate increasing? The new slavery is incarcerating Black men and women to do the cheap labor. In 2009- 2010, there were three and a half times more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white classmates. For many students of color,

What’s more, education means wealth and without it one is unlikely to succeed. people judge other people based on social class. Slaves were below the bottom of the social ladder and when they were set free they had to build from the bottom. And in the past and present, the wealthiest people were at the top of the social ladder. Education helps how much income one gets and because African Americans get the least amount of money they can’t get an education. So, through the suppression of education for slaves during slavery, African Americans in the present day may be perceived as not being intelligent. the suppression of education among

According to Marian Wright Edelman, “Education is a precondition to survival in America Today. Unfortunately, a good quality education that will ensure a successful and economically stable future for our children today is not available to all children, especially young Black males. According to Jenkins (2006) in the needs assessment for African American Men of Arizona State University (AAMASU) program, the university noted that Black males experience a high level of underachievement in the higher education arena, over involvement in the criminal system, and high rates of unemployment, poverty, and dying via homicide (Arizona State University, 2004). All too often African American males have been caught in a web of stereotyped notions of race and gender that place them at considerable disadvantages in schools and ultimately society (Howard, 2008). According to Hooks (2004) more than any other group of men in our society black males are perceived as lacking intellectual skills. The 1900 census reports that 57% of black males were illiterate. Now as we move onward in the twenty-first century, black males make up a huge percentage of those who are illiterate (Hooks, 2004). Society will looks at our young black men and label them as lazy, uneducated, underachievers, and highly involved in the criminal justice system, however at the same time, it overlooks how they got there. According to Jenkins (2006) this has not always been the case. Prior to the segregation of schools, young

The promise of education ensures students for a more stable and healthier lives. As a democratic society, it gives the ability to strive for a successful future and provides the institutional foundations for economic, social, cultural, and political aspects of it. Though this can certainly provoke positive and negative outcomes. Education can either be a motivation for equality among races, or it can teach people to hate one another, leading them to compete with one another. It all began in the 1900’s with the idea of industrial versus equal education for all. Before the reconstruction era and civil rights movement, African Americans were being denied and limited to education. The social structure of education primarily focused on whiteness which led black students to advocate and protest for their rights. Reformers like Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois enforced the Mendez v. Westminster School District, the Brown v. Board of Education, and the Milikin v. Bradley bills that brought major changes to African American students. Meanwhile whites kept fighting for a way to disadvantage black students by having black and white schools separated.

Education is very important and is a big factor in why the unemployment rate is so high amongst black people. Having an education can improve employment opportunities and lament the dropout rate in high schools. A lack of education is one of the primary problems within this issue and I don’t think some understand that if they possess better skills, more education and training, the likelihood of them getting employed will be at a much higher rate. In most states around the country it is said that younger black people are applying for jobs that cannot read past a fifth grade level. That goes back to how education is the key to having a greater chance at being employed. But having an inadequate education could be a reason as well. There are schools around the country that do not have the resources needed to provide kids with the proper education to succeed, such as high quality teachers and technology. Tuition has become much more expensive for secondary education and institutions are literally preying on students financially. Many of our communities also lack a strategy for ensuring that kids are being educated for the jobs that will be there when they get out of school. High black unemployment is a structural problem that has resulted from centuries of less access to education and higher-paying jobs. Sixty years after the Supreme Court officially desegregated American schools; they remain largely segregated along racial and economic lines. Students from

Equitable access to resources is not a realization to those who don’t fit the specific template of white male. This template preserves privileged by determining who is allowed to compete for resources. It also illuminates any opposing templates in such a derogatory manner that the hopes and prospect of equality are annihilated. Manipulation of a system that denies education is the radioactive fallout from the mentality of slavery. The consequences are profound and deeply intertwined in the psyche of the opposing templates. Education is the single most effective tool that prepares anyone to remove the chains of oppression. African American men are tricked into focusing their energies on superficial nothingness instead of focusing on the most valuable prize that is education. It is imperative that the African American society redirect, assist and demand that our black male youth pursue higher education.

The book The Mis-education of the Negro was originally written as a dissertation by author Carter Godwin Woodson who wanted to investigate how efficient the current education structure was for African-Americans. Despite being written in 1933, some of the struggles facing African-Americans mentioned in the book still hold true today: African-Americans have the highest unemployment and poverty level percentages of all ethnic groups; African-Americans show the lowest percentages of being business owners, and despite facing lower barriers to college entry than in 1933 African-Americans still show the lowest college admittance and graduation rates of all ethnic groups. As Carter Woodson explains in the book there are a few misconceptions about