Should North West’s ‘Elementary School Dropout’ Album Worry Parents? 

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black (WIB) – Thanks to social media, we get to see the kids of celebrities grow up — and grow into entertainment careers. Now North West is the latest young Black child of celebs to jump into the music business. The 10-year-old daughter of Kanye West — now known as Ye — and Kim Kardashian announced last week while on stage with her dad that she’s working on her debut album, titled “Elementary School Dropout.” Since then, the new artist gave her first interview about the album at Rolling Loud, stating it’s “gonna be great.” But should parents of school-age kids worry or laugh? The title’s a tongue-in-cheek, catchy homage to her father’s 2004 smash album “The College Dropout” —& but in the real world, many Black kids are caught up in a crisis of school absenteeism. Many Students Aren’t Regularly Going to School Anymore As Word In Black has previously reported, the percent of kids who are chronically absent —& missing at least 10% of a school year —& jumped from 15% in 2018 to 29% in 2022. According to the most recent data from the& U.S. Department of Education,& Black students were...