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Too many of our children have come to believe that it's easier to
become a black professional athlete than a doctor or lawyer. Reality
check: according to the 2000 census, there were more than 31,000 black
physicians and surgeons, 33,000 black lawyers and 5,000 black
dentists. Guess how many black athletes are playing professional
basketball, football and baseball combined. About 1,400. In fact,
there are more board-certified black cardiologists than there are
black professional basketball players.
		-- Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Breaking the Silence", The
		   New York Times, August 1, 2004 
		   http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/opinion/01gates.html

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