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"the black community was well on its way towards the same in many parts of the country prior to the 1970s"
Your chart didn't even include anything prior to the 1970s, so I'm not sure what you think you've proven here.
and so you post a AFGR 2014 chart......which doesn't support your original point at all.
That blacks have the highest drop out rates of any major ethnic group in the United States? How so?
Actually, currently, they are on par....but that still wasn't the point you were defending.
http://www2.ed.gov/documents/press-releases/state-2010-11-graduation-rate-data.pdf
California - White graduation rate : 85% Latino rate: 70% Black rate: 63%
Minnesota - White graduation rate: 84% Latino rate: 51% Black rate: 49%
Florida - White graduation rate: 76% Latino rate: 69% Black rate: 59%
New Jersey - White graduation rate: 90% Latino rate: 73% Black rate: 69%
They sure as Hell don't look "on par" to me.
So...again....this doesn't change the fact that you could not discern from the chart that White women, Black women and men are earning close to the same and far behind White males.
What's your point? I never claimed that they were making the same as white males. I said that they made a great deal of progress prior to the 1970s, which has since leveled off.
Frankly, in case you haven't noticed, it's not like we're doing especially great right now anyway. If anyone's having run away "success" right now, it is Asian Americans.