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Malveaux, Julianne – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Every month, when unemployment rate data are released, the news for African Americans is bleak. No matter what the overall unemployment rate is (5.6 percent in June), the Black unemployment rate is higher. Indeed, it is usually at least twice the White rate. In June 2004, for example, the White unemployment rate was 5 percent, but the Black…
Descriptors: African Americans, Employment Patterns, Graduation Rate, Unemployment