Although the African American community continues to shrink, those emigrating from Africa to Silicon Valley seem to have increased.
The work ethic is still present in many Africans and education is highly valued.
One of my favorite professors was from Africa. After the college hired him, they realized that he was very conservative and (Gasp) a Christian. He once saw a show on cable about coconut plantations, and he was fighting mad the next day. He was angry that the show portrayed the farms as exploiting children. He was literally yelling that his working on those very farms allowed him to get his degree and presented the a huge opportunity in his country.
The school never really figured out what to do with him. LOL
You make an excellent point. One of My favourite teachers in High School was Mr. Davis. If I recall correctly, he was the son of a cannery worker (Del Monte) and got himself accepted into college to finally acquire a teaching degree.
I had never seen a black man swell up and turn purple with rage until one of My fellow students had the nerve to tell him that he could not understand the course because it was not 'African' enough and he (the student) being black could not possibly be expected to understand it.
Over the years, the memory of his raging chastisement of the poor befuddled utterer of that statement has always made Me laugh in rememberance.