Oppression and Privilege

As the price of college skyrockets, and the American economy struggles, the option of college is increasingly becoming a pipe dream for many ethnic minorities.

According to a recent Huffington Post story, "About 40 percent of students left school with debt averaging about $22,000. But students from families earning between $40,000 and $59,000 were saddled with $6,000 more on average than peers from families earning less than $40,000. Students from the next tier – family income between $60,000 and $99,000 – had $4,000 more in debt than their lowest-income peers."