It seems that some in California wanted to make sure that the only black students in state colleges were the ones who could run, tackle or dribble.
This was because, in 2006, Proposition 209, led by the king of the buck-dancers, Ward Connerly, remove affirmative action considerations in admission to state schools.
What this meant was reduced black enrollment. However, more ironically, this reduced white enrollment at the University of California, as well. You see, when affirmative action was removed, Asian student numbers rose by 6%, Hispanic enrollment rose by 3% and white enrollment fell by 8%. This was certainly not what the backers of this initiative had envisioned.
Nonetheless, UCLA didn’t want to lose out on recruiting qualified black students, either. So, they set about working with private organizations to help make a University of California education possible and affordable for more black students. As a result, black freshman enrollment increased by more than 100% from the previous year. 100 freshman enrolled in 2006. In 2007, then number was 203. Certainly, this could be a lot better but, it is good to see things trending in a positive direction.
So, I say, welcome back, Black college students!
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