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secondwind

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1. WHOA!!! This is fabulous news!!

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 07:46 AM

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Black women become most educated group in US [View all] marble falls Aug 2018 OP

WHOA!!! This is fabulous news!! secondwind Aug 2018 #1

This does not surprise me, and bodes well for the future of our country. lindysalsagal Aug 2018 #2

while mother's educational level d_r Aug 2018 #9

Interesting thought / comment Victor_c3 Aug 2018 #46

Makes sense that they are the most reliable voting base in the Democratic Party. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2018 #3

Wow! That is impressive. Hortensis Aug 2018 #4

Its why the woman of color gets my first look in an election, the man who looks like me doesn't. marble falls Aug 2018 #5

Interesting thought. I understand that. We all have our criteria. Hortensis Aug 2018 #10

Guys who look like me are 90% of Congress and the White House .... marble falls Aug 2018 #12

Didn't result from MY choices, and we're actually Hortensis Aug 2018 #25

We're good, we're part of the Blue wave. marble falls Aug 2018 #33

You bet! Hortensis Aug 2018 #45

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Stay right there, the pizza truck will pick you up very shortly. marble falls Aug 2018 #21

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These are facts and figures and just because you deny them doesn't mean you're ... marble falls Aug 2018 #26

Bye. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #27

Awesome! vi5 Aug 2018 #6

This old white dude agrees: women and PoC can get us back on track. marble falls Aug 2018 #13

Another reason why black women and not white men should be the leading voices in our party. Squinch Aug 2018 #7

And the RWNJ racists are going to get even uglier when they hear this...nt 2naSalit Aug 2018 #8

Uhh... RobinA Aug 2018 #11

White male stupid, of which we are 'blessed' in aces and spades is the mire we're in now. marble falls Aug 2018 #14

That was my thought. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2018 #39

71 per cent of master's ... lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #15

It's 71% of Masters degrees awarded to black students, not of all degrees awarded. smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #58

OK thanks. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #59

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Sounds like you've not been exposed to many non whites who are educated or the uponit7771 Aug 2018 #18

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You need to understand America has changed a lot since the 60s and 70s uponit7771 Aug 2018 #29

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What the fuck is this shit right here. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #19

You called it right: shit. marble falls Aug 2018 #34

Isn't the library open yet? marble falls Aug 2018 #20

+1 FailureToCommunicate Aug 2018 #28

Some folks think they're invisible. marble falls Aug 2018 #31

Not only that but educated black women are the biggest agro to Americas socialy uponit7771 Aug 2018 #36

They hate being caught while stupid publicly, particularly by an "inferior" person ... marble falls Aug 2018 #40

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2018 #42

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At the moment, it's hard to argue they're not. Pope George Ringo II Aug 2018 #47

***snort***! marble falls Aug 2018 #48

Great news malaise Aug 2018 #23

Congratulations! MuseRider Aug 2018 #32

That's gotta hurt the white (mostly male) supremacists. calimary Aug 2018 #35

They've already tried to parse it. Not very well. Dumb people have trouble impeaching fact. marble falls Aug 2018 #41

Wonderful! Black Women Get It and Are Hip to What's Real dlk Aug 2018 #37

Ooh yeah, this will piss off the white supremacists! IronLionZion Aug 2018 #38

. Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #43

Great to read some good news! Politicub Aug 2018 #44

Make our elected officials more like ALL of us. I'm way over represented as a 60+ ... marble falls Aug 2018 #49

I'm an old white woman who thinks the math does not add up to the OP title KentuckyWoman Aug 2018 #50

The article was grouping by gender then race not total students. I don't read the OP uponit7771 Aug 2018 #51

Yes, I think it is good news, but the headline is misleading. smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #52

Those numbers would also tend to indicate that the % of black men earning degrees is much lower. MichMan Aug 2018 #60

Good news, but bad headline. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #53

Not surprised JustAnotherGen Aug 2018 #54

Pay equality is a BIG issue. marble falls Aug 2018 #57

Bravo! appalachiablue Aug 2018 #56

K&R! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2018 #61