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Only 9% of American students study abroad during their college years—of those, 75% are white; only 5.3% identify as black or African American. Yet, many experts agree that international exposure is important in light of our shrinking global community; not just for personal growth, but also for marketability to prospective employers.
When you were single, you were afforded the luxury of your own spending habits, saving and investing on your own terms. Managing your individual finances was all about you. But when you fell in love and got married, your personal finances and investments transitioned from "my money" to "our money."
In an experiment involving over 6,000 Airbnb listings, researchers sent rental inquiries using two sets of names for each rental; one name traditionally African American and the other traditionally white. Requests from guests with the black names were 16% less likely to be accepted by hosts. The study also shows that by rejecting blacks, Airbnb hosts lose approximately $65–$100 in revenue.
BlackEnterprise.com sat down with Jeffrey R.N. Forbes, associate professor of the practice of computer science at Duke University, to discuss computer science education and how essential it is to address it through the lens of social justice.
The House and Senate have passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, and President Obama has already announced that he will sign the bill into law, ending NCLB.
