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In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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Re: In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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And? In 2020 America there is ample opportunity for anyone to attempt a CS Phd. I am a proponent of equality of opportunity, not of outcome.

This stat is clear evidence that there is not equality of opportunity.

Re: In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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And? In 2020 America there is ample opportunity for anyone to attempt a CS Phd. I am a proponent of equality of opportunity, not of outcome.

Groundbreaking idea there. Why has noone ever before thought of just giving everybody the same opportunities?

Re: In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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And? In 2020 America there is ample opportunity for anyone to attempt a CS Phd. I am a proponent of equality of opportunity, not of outcome.

This stat is clear evidence that there is not equality of opportunity.

What about the stats for the number of white players in the NBA? Are they not given an equal opportunity?

Re: In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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And? In 2020 America there is ample opportunity for anyone to attempt a CS Phd. I am a proponent of equality of opportunity, not of outcome.

This stat is clear evidence that there is not equality of opportunity.

Disparity of outcome does not prove disparity of opportunity.

Re: In 2019, there were only 13 PhDs in CS granted to African Americans in the U.S. [pdf]

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    Nonresident Alien             906 61.7%
    Amer Indian or Alaska Native    2  0.1%
    Asian                         151 10.3%
    Black or African-American      13  0.9%
    Native Hawaiian/Pac Islander    1  0.1%
    White                         365 24.9%
    Multiracial, not Hispanic       9  0.6%
    Hispanic, any race             21  1.4%
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