| The current economic climate has generated an ill | | | | creates an interesting background for African |
| wind over the job market of the country and | | | | American males who continue to struggle for |
| hampered decisions for African Americans, | | | | acceptance in the American society, especially |
| particularly African American males, to pursue the | | | | along the path to the best career choices. |
| best career choices for themselves. While many | | | | The unemployment rate for African Americans is |
| are facing the daily challenge of trying to find | | | | almost double that of the general population and |
| work when thousands are losing their jobs, others | | | | the best career choices for African American |
| are just not happy where they are working. | | | | males are often determined by others due largely |
| According to a report released by The | | | | to physical characteristics versus intellectual |
| Conference Board, under 50 percent of American | | | | qualifications. Picture this, a six foot eight African |
| workers are satisfied with their jobs. The survey | | | | American male. Would your first thought be that |
| was the result of a poll that enlisted information | | | | this is a future doctor or scientist? Not exactly |
| from 5,000 households and the startling results | | | | and that is part of the problem in providing an |
| highlighted only 45 percent of the respondents | | | | arena for them to achieve greatness in other |
| were satisfied with their current work | | | | fields such as medicine or science where the |
| environment. The dissatisfaction by employees | | | | numbers of African American males are in stark |
| and the high rate of unemployment overall | | | | decline. |