This year marks the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, which theoretically ended school segregation in America. But many schools are as segregated today as they were before the ruling, and Black children throughout the United States are performing at the bottom of the American educational system. The nation's capital, Washington, D.C., in a state-by-state comparison, comes in last on the NAEP reading exam in 2003. Seven percent of its Black fourth-graders scored at or above proficient on the reading exam, versus 70 percent of White fourth-graders. And while equal and adequate funding of our educational system is a major issue, it is not the only issue. For example, Prince George's County, Md., which is almost 70 percent Black, is one of the most affluent Black communities in the nation. And academically speaking, it's also one of the lowest-performing counties in Maryland. This article addresses the need to make the education of black students more of a priority.