Dr. Alveda King, Niger Innis, Wayne Dupree, Only 52% of African-American males graduate from high school in four years. Unemployment rate among African-Americans is 11.5%. That’s twice the national average. The poverty rate for African-Americans has increased sharply since 2008, rising from 12% to 16.1%. The average income for African-Americans is $20,000 less than the national average. African-American home ownership is 21% less than the rest of the country. According to the 2013 National Report Card, the gap in fourth-grade math test scores between black and white students has widened to 40 points – the largest gap since the national study began in 2003. cnsnews/mrctv-blog/monica-sanchez/restore-dream-leaders-it-s-not-black-thing-it-s-american-thing?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=marketing&utm_term=facebook&utm_content=facebook&utm_campaign=b-alveda-king
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