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Black Students Make Less Money Than White Students

Stephanie, Afsana, Katherine

IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF BLACK STUDENTS MAKE LESS MONEY THAT WHITE STUDENTS, WE NEED TO MAKE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MORE AVAILABLE TO BLACK STUDENTS. IN ORDER TO MAKE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES MORE AVAILABLE TO BLACK STUDENTS, JOB FAIRS CAN PROMOTE IT TOWARD STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE ITS STUDENTS WITH HIGHER RECOGNITION IN A CORPORATION, LEADING TO A HIGHER CHANCE OF GETTING HIRED AFTER FINISHING THE INTERNSHIP. ANOTHER REASON THIS SOLUTION IS BENEFICIAL TO BLACK STUDENTS IS BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THEM WITH MORE WORK EXPERIENCE. ALTHOUGH SOME ARGUE THAT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS BLACK STUDENTS, THESE OPPORTUNITIES OVERALL BENEFIT EVERYONE, NOT ONLY LOWER INCOME FAMILIES.

1 reply on “Black Students Make Less Money Than White Students”

I’m loving your solution– I just get a little lost with your last sentence– some might argue what exactly? that internships are ALREADY directed to black students? If so, I don’t understand how you’ve refuted it.

Additionally– look at these articles that note the benefit of internships for black students:
http://diverseeducation.com/article/76117/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-brian-c-mitchell/college-internships-whats_b_11171236.html

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