I grew up with the belief that higher education would unlock the doors of injustice and equality. My grandparents introduced the importance of a high school diploma for people of minority. At that time, the importance of obtaining a high school education was measured as a major success for people within my ethnicity. It was assumed that by having a high school diploma, one would receive immediate respect, opportunity and knowledge for our people, thus enabling us to rise above the stigma of our minuscule existence in American history. An education was a means for Blacks in America to acquire a better paying job. Oh, the misguided pretense of those notions. My grandparents believed a fair and equal education was truly attainable their
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