There are a couple factors missing from the article.

 

What percentage of black college students are female?  Males are more likely than females to gravitate to STEM degrees, and if the female proportion of all black students is over-represented, then that may skew the results to make it look like there is a bigger problem than what actually exists.

 

The article states that only 6% black students are pursuing pharmacy degrees.  I'm guessing that's not too much under what the general college population is pursuing.  While I agree that many students are still getting degrees that interest them without regard to practical application, I'm having a hard time linking it to race based on this article alone.

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