Quote of the Day

I will try not to simply fill this blog with quotes from books that I am currently reading, but some things are just too rich to pass up. Read this:

With better medical technology, increased average income and more billionaires than ever before in America, more women are dying in childbirth, with African American woman experiencing rates almost five times higher than white people. If the African American population in the United States were a separate country, they'd be ranked below Uzbekistan, which as a maternal mortality rate of 24 per 100,000 and where the average income per person is $840 per year.

Patel, Raj. The Value of Nothing. 2010. pp. 114

I don't know about you, but as an African American that quote speaks volumes.