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In 2010 a minor survey was conducted at De Montfort University in Leicester, addressing the ambition in young black people. A group of black students were asked what they would like to do when they finish their studies and all stated that they hoped to ‘get a job’ in the subject field that they were studying. None said they desire to be an employer, to start their own company nor to progress in academia i.e. study a PhD. Compared with White and Asian students there seems to be a lack of ambition amongst the majority of black students. Often young black people complain about discrimination in the workplace but none seek to be an employer in order to ensure that they contribute to their society and eliminate discrimination.