The wage disparity for people with advanced degree was 18%. While the wage disparities cannot be explained by differences in education levels because even when Black and White people have similar education levels there are still unemployment and wage disparities that tend to advantage people in the White community. As we look at current trends in education there is no reason to be optimistic for any significant systemic change in the near future. There is an intimate relationship between politics, education and economics. As we apply this metric to any number of contemporary relevant social tensions and conflicts, we can see a pattern that is in no way refutable. The current college admissions scandal that has recently revealed the undue influence of money, privilege, and race on university admissions is in some ways not surprising, but it does disclose a deliberate attempt to maintain the status quo. It seems that the already disproportionate advantage that White students have in college admissions was not enough for some privileged families. Black and Hispanic students with 3.5 or higher G.P.A.s are nearly three times more likely to attend community colleges than white students with similar academic profiles. In addition, Black and Hispanic students tend to be clustered in less selective universities while selective top tiered universities are mostly composed of White and Asian students. Enrollment in the top 468 best funded universities are 77% percent white, while enrollment at the 3, 250 lowest funded community colleges and universities are nearly 50% Black and Hispanic. Black and Hispanic students take on more debt to finish college and this is further complicated by the fact that white students tend to finish college nearly two years sooner, which not only contributes to less college debt but often translates to more years in work force. However, these advantages apparently were not enough for some privileged White families. It raises the stakes for the punishment that these accused privilege white families face or does it? While people at the bottom of the economic rung are disproportionately Black and Brown, they are nonetheless compelled to support and participate in a system that appears to have no interest in equality or justice for all. The politics surrounding police violence is not irrelevant to the discussion given the power of police officers to impact the lives of citizens based on their ability to arrest and detain. holds them accountable. A recent study that included 85,000 officers from over 700 police departments found that officers were investigated or disciplined for nearly 200,000 offenses. It is important to point out that this study represented a small sample given that there are 750,000 officers in the country from over 18,000 departments, but the results of this study are still relevant. While most incidents were relatively minor, many did include allegations of Rape, Excessive force, and Abuse. In fact, there were more 2,200 cases of evidence tampering or falsifying reports and 32 people became Police Chiefs or Sheriffs despite serious misconduct allegations. These facts seem to validate DuBois’s analysis and frame the tenuous political and legal reality confronted by many Black and Brown folks and in many ways all people who feel marginalized and disenfranchised systemically. However, who
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