He dropped out 20 years ago so its not surprising, but what was the point on them tryna shame him , maybe encouraging him to take a reading class would have made sense, probably cause his $ longer, smh but the article reads-->According to a study from the Nation’s Report Card, only 14 percent of all African-American 8th graders performed at or above a proficient level in reading. And the statistics for boys are even more depressing—they scored, on average, six points lower than the girls. And not being able to read well doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Floyd may have earned millions last year but the millions of little Black boys around the country who fumble through reading aren’t making that kind of cash. And reading levels are a predictor of academic success, (especially when you can’t box like Floyd). Right now, fewer than half of African-American males receive their high school diplomas and less than 5% go on to college.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:36:30 +0000