>We shouldn't engage in wishful thinking either. Of course not. That's why I refer to staying in school as a "first step" as opposed to a solution. >But since

>We shouldn't engage in wishful thinking either. Of course not. That's why I refer to staying in school as a "first step" as opposed to a solution. >But since the unemployment rate for whites with no high school diploma hoovers around 12%... it's actually MUCH better just to be white, than it is to graduate high school. I'd expect it's even better to be born rich and well-connected. Equality and the distribution of wealth and influence are important topics, but they're the last thing anyone who's actively struggling should be concerned with. >For blacks, especially males, I think the only way education really helps them in a material fashion, is if they can manage to graduate college. Both the statistics you provided and my experience disagree with this notion.