I don’t know where this started, but it doesn’t seem to be stopping. The following headlines are all completely factually wrong, and the organizations that published them should correct them right away:
The Root: Black Women Now the Most Educated Group in US
Upworthy: Black women are now America’s most educated group
Salon: Black women are now the most educated group in the United States
Good: Black Women Are Now The Most Educated Group In The U.S.
And then the video, by ATTN:, on Facebook, with 6 million views so far. I won’t embed the video here, but it includes these images, with completely wrong facts:
What’s true is that Black women, in the 2009-2010 academic year, received a higher percentage of degrees within their race/ethnic group than did women in any other major group. So, for example, of all the MA degrees awarded to Black…
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