MAMA’S GOT A BRAND

Black women have made incredible strides in the last 30 years. They are outpacing Black men in income, home ownership, education, and professionally. They have the bag and make no excuses for it.

ne of the things born out of the Civil Rights Movement was the desire to get more Blacks educated so the playing field could be leveled. Education was seen as a way out. Grants and financing were created to give Blacks the opportunity to pursue higher education. Black men responded by attending college in higher numbers, but Black women overwhelmingly signed up for a better life using education as the tool to get there.

Written by BRAD BOWLING

Among Black students in higher education, women are more likely than men to earn degrees: Black women get 64.1% of bachelor's degrees, 71.5% of master's degrees, and 65.9%of doctoral, medical, and dental degrees. Among students enrolled in four-year public institutions, 45.9% of Black students complete their degrees in six years the lowest rate compared to other races and ethnicities. Black men have the lowest completion rate at 40%.