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"Black males, even when given the same educational and economic resources as their peers of other races, are likely to fall short of their counterparts in virtually every measure of academic success." This article begins by talking about how the United States is the ideal place to get an education, how anything is possible, and how opportunity is plentiful. It then however proceeds to talk about "invisible barriers" that are especially apparent in African American males. They credit support this with statistics that show that African American boys are two times as likely to be held back in school and three times more likely to be suspended. They finish by talking about how it is necessary to "re-vamp" the American education system.