A NEW REVOLUTION?

Reference - THE NEW YORK TIMES

I saw this snap shot on twitter and thought it was worth talking about.

From my perspective, it seems vivid to me that a new revolution is ongoing. People of colour are now more than ever making education their legacy. In majority of the Western countries, where they have access to grants and benefits, a vast amount of students seem not to take advantage of it and just do the bare minimum to get through University.

Contrastingly, Nigerian's understand what hardship looks like; even if some of us have never had the experience, we have been exposed to it in our everyday lives growing up in Nigeria. For us, we see education as a timeless value, a source for steady income in terms of jobs and also a versatile platform that can directly expose us to excellence. Some of us who are privileged enough to be educated are not willing to sacrifice the opportunity which can put us at risk of facing hardship in the near future.

Due to these few facts, we tend to attain and soar in the world of education, hence our ability to achieve good grades to get into Top Ivy League Universities. It is simply because we have a growing desire for education. Ever since slavery when black education was constrained due to the fear of slave rebellion, I can fondly say that it intensified black people's desire for education.  

The White - Black educational gap continues to narrow considerably.