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Black women tend to become discouraged from attending college due to lack of financial backing. Most African American women come from the inner city community with financial struggling single parents households when the parent works minimum wage jobs. First generation college students usually receive financial aid, SAT, and other college related information from local teachers and counselors but recently inner city high schools has been facing budget cuts where there are too many students for the number of amount of counselors assist them down the right path. Community plays a huge path in an individuals life no matter of the race but in low income areas there are many things females and males can face such as drugs and gangs. According to The Journal of Pan African Studies "Today, students from the lowest income groups make up a smaller proportion of the total Black freshman population than in 1971 (30 percent in 2004 vs. 41 percent in 1971). Although the percentage has decreased over time at both types of institutions, higher concentrations of low-income students can be found at HBCUs (43 percent in 1971 vs. 34 percent in 2004) compared to PWIs (39 percent vs. 28 percent, respectively). Conversely, there are more Black students in the highest income categories than ever before (2 percent in 1971 vs. 13 percent in 2004), with parents who are college educated (15 percent of mothers in 1971 vs. 40 percent in 2004) and who work in white-collar professions (44 percent of fathers in blue-collar occupations in 1971 vs. 15 percent in 2004). A gap still remains regarding Black students and the general first-time, full-time freshman population, where more than 53 percent of students reported parents with at least a college degree in 2004. “This pattern is indicative of college admission and recruitment procedures that privilege more affluent students regardless of color,” Allen said."

Some African American women use their looks in appose to education in obtaining their desires. Women who are models, video vixens, and dancers are a few examples. One reason they might fall into this category is because they have little education and no other way to make a living. Or they might have had an education and other options in life but chose this path of using their appearance to progress. Out of all the African American women that chose this path, only a few actually make it to the point to where they are highly successful. Their looks is what made way for different and even more opportunities for them to advance in life and create a name for themselves. Success is not always guaranteed even with many of degrees obtained, that is why some African American women use what they have to get what they want.

Families has a huge contribution in a young black women's future because there is always a issue of self confidence meaning scared of failure and disappointment to her peers. Black women's pride is a core factor in their life. Determination is one thing African American women hold very dearly to their hearts based from all the hardships of their ancestors. Also according to The Journal Of Pan African Studies "The study also revealed that among Black freshmen, males have higher intellectual self-confidence ratings than do females: 76 percent of males vs. 65 percent of females rated themselves among the top 10 percent compared with their peers." Black women seem to carry a fear of failing because of how society views African American women which such stereotypes as welfare mothers, "baby mama", and video vixens looking past the fact their are some well educated black women that have succeeded such as Janice Bryant Howroyd, ‪Oprah Winfrey‬, and Michelle Obama which are top powerful black women in America. Black women also have to face reality with factor such a early age pregnancies instead of going to college tend to get a job to support their future coming family which might turn into a single parent household.

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Lack of support often occurs in a Black women life. Support is often defined as providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.166.33.89 (talk) 23:00, 11 December 2012 (UTC)