Black professors make more than white professors. That's because we are in demand. I'll tell you, give me … - William Julius Wilson

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Even if a fool lived with a wise man all his life, he would still not recognise the truth, like a wooden spoon cannot recognise the flavour of the soup.

William Julius Wilson

Black professors make more than white professors. That's because we are in demand. I'll tell you, give me two blacks in institutions of higher learning, one has a Ph. D. from an elite institution and has a certain publication record. You give me a white scholar with the same credentials, and I will take that black scholar.

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