Top 5: Black, Female, & Educated
Co-Written with Asha Abdul
The American Association of University Women calls education “an essential tool for liberation.” Higher, equal and better education affords students the knowledge, comfort, self-expansion and opportunity needed to overpower harmful generational standards and more.
Recent studies have shown that black women and girls continue to pursue, excel and matriculate faster than any other demographic—basically, we stunt. From the polls to the workplace, black women are consistently responsible for voting in the interests of those oppressed or in need, and filling in the gaps both in small business and in the workplace.
So in this top five, we give straight facts and pay homage to black woman trailblazing from the classwroom and beyond. Here’s what you need to know about recent education studies:
According to The Root, Black women are currently the most educated group in America. As reported by the National Center for Education Statistics, between 2009 and 2010, Black women earned 68% of all associate degrees presented to Black students, as well as 66% of bachelor’s degrees, 71% of master’s degrees and 65% of all doctorates presented to Black students.
Mary Jane Patterson, the first Black woman to graduate from college, paved the way for women like Valencia D. Clay, Baltimore educator, who has changed the curricula to better serve Black and Brown kids in the K-12 educational system.
According to Fortune, the number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322% since 1997, making Black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S.
There are 19 African-American women serving as Elected Judges In Harris County, Texas. Houston and Harris County ethnic makeup is finally reflected in its judges. The county elected 17 African-American women as judges this year which now makes up a total of 19 African-American women serving as judges in Texas. #BlackGirlMagic
In 1972, Shirley Chisolm shocked the country with her Presidency campaign. A Black woman as president was unheard of. Although Ms.Chisholm did not succeed, she stuck her foot in the door for U.S. Senator of California, Kamala Harris, who is now running in the 2020 presidential elections. Regardless of personal political views, Black women are taking up space and spreading their wings all over America.
““Education is the one thing that no one can take away from you.”
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