Black People Need Education, Not Obama

"Historically, the unemployment rate for African Americans has always been higher than the national average. However, now it's at Depression-era levels. The most recent figures show African American joblessness at 16.2 percent. For black males, it's at 17.5 percent; and for black teens, it's nearly 41 percent."

"If you haven't connected with the world of work by the age of 25, it's a permanent problem for the rest of your career," says David Johns with the Community Service Society.

 “Christopher Scott, 20 and a high school drop-out, got a GED last year, but he hasn't been able to find a job ever since. “

 “For those with less than a college education, finding a job alone isn't the answer.”

African-American unemployment at 16 percent, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/19/eveningnews/main20072425.shtml

Since the Recession started, hiring employment has been down 66% for Hispanics, 53% for Blacks, and 16% for Whites.

CNN

 “President Barack Obama has cited South Koreans’ zeal as an example of the need for American kids to study harder to compete…”

Bloomberg Businessweek, p.16, Sangim Ham & Rose Kim, July 11-17

There is all this talk that Obama needs to pay attention to the Black community. No! He needs to pay attention to everyone like he is already doing. If he was white, Hispanic, or Asian no one would be saying that he needs to pay attention to the Black community. What the BLACK COMMUNITY NEEDS TO DO IS TAKE EDUCATION MORE SERIOUSLY. Stop dropping out of high school, start enrolling into a university or junior college, receive a degree and then go into Corporate America so you can open doors for one another. STOP DEPENDING ON OBAMA. Obama has a degree from one of the top universities in the world. His daughters will receive the same thing. OBAMA IS SET FOR LIFE. But the Black community is not. Unemployment is high in the Black community because so many Black youth drop out of high school, do not chose to go to college, get caught in crime, have unwed babies, or are just apathetic. THAT NEEDS TO STOP! AND NOW! If it does not, then expect to see this unemployment rate to rise. The holiday season is coming and companies will not be hiring. Production will rise temporary and then significantly fall, leaving many out of a job because they are seasonal. Unless the Black youth takes education seriously, as well as their parents and the adults around them, then the 16.2%, 17.5%, AND THE 41% IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.