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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK An unfair burden Public attention invariably focuses on the black poor. Almost unnoticed, the black middle class has grown substantially. Arbitron Inc. and Scarborough Research, media research organizations, produced a study last summer that indicated the substantial size of this change in the past five years. The report found that the number of black college graduates had grown 14 percent since 2000. As one might expect, black household income has also increased. In the five years since 2000, black household incomes of $75,000 or more have grown 26 percent. With higher incomes, more blacks have been interested in buying more expensive cars and costlier homes. Full editorial OPINION LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS DIGEST CITY NOTES BLACK HISTORY |
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