Summit on Educational Excellence for African Americans Held at Loyola Marymount University

President Obama’s recently approved Educational Excellence for African Americans Initiative held a summit Oct. 28 at Loyola Marymount University to address issues impacting the academic success of African Americans.  According to the initiative, over one-third of African American students do not graduate with a high school diploma, and only four percent of African American high school graduates are college ready. An even greater number of African American males do not graduate with a high school diploma, and African American males also experience disparate rates of incarceration.