Not in Our Lifetimes: The Future of Black Politics by Michael C. Dawson
Author:Michael C. Dawson [Dawson, Michael C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ethnic Studies, Public Policy, American, Discrimination, Social Policy, Civil Rights, Social Science, African American & Black Studies, Political Science, General
ISBN: 9780226705347
Google: 9r0lEAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 52387551
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011-10-07T00:00:00+00:00
POVERTY
As table 10 shows, African Americans have not begun to close the poverty gap with whites. Although the black poverty rate has declined for the past twenty years, it remains three times as severe as that of white Americans. According to data collected before the onset of the worst economic crisis the nation has faced in decades, one out of four African Americans still resided below the poverty level. It can be assumed that the number now is higher.
Ironically, in cities such as Chicago, black suburbanization has served mainly to relocate areas of poverty once concentrated in the âcentral city.â As a result of the demolition of public housing in Chicago proper, a heavy concentration of poverty has been substantially transferred to the south suburbs. We have seen this pattern in places from Oakland, California, through the Midwest to the eastern seaboard, of poor urban residents being forced out of the inner city by a variety of mechanisms, including the destruction of public housing and gentrification. Thus, for many poor African Americans, moving to the suburbs is not a mythic fulfillment of the American dream, as it was for millions of white Americans of earlier generations. Instead, it is often accompanied by continued poverty combined with fewer social services, more costly yet fewer transportation options, and thus amounts merely to a relocation of what Malcolm X called an âAmerican nightmareâ from city to suburbs.
Download
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
What's Done in Darkness by Kayla Perrin(25498)
Shot Through the Heart: DI Grace Fisher 2 by Isabelle Grey(18217)
Shot Through the Heart by Mercy Celeste(18159)
The Fifty Shades Trilogy & Grey by E L James(17773)
The 3rd Cycle of the Betrayed Series Collection: Extremely Controversial Historical Thrillers (Betrayed Series Boxed set) by McCray Carolyn(13187)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson(12903)
Scorched Earth by Nick Kyme(11830)
Stepbrother Stories 2 - 21 Taboo Story Collection (Brother Sister Stepbrother Stepsister Taboo Pseudo Incest Family Virgin Creampie Pregnant Forced Pregnancy Breeding) by Roxi Harding(11035)
Drei Generationen auf dem Jakobsweg by Stein Pia(10215)
Suna by Ziefle Pia(10185)
Scythe by Neal Shusterman(9256)
International Relations from the Global South; Worlds of Difference; First Edition by Arlene B. Tickner & Karen Smith(8607)
Successful Proposal Strategies for Small Businesses: Using Knowledge Management ot Win Govenment, Private Sector, and International Contracts 3rd Edition by Robert Frey(8416)
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay(7692)
Dirty Filthy Fix: A Fixed Trilogy Novella by Laurelin Paige(6450)
He Loves Me...KNOT by RC Boldt(5804)
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired by Dany LaFerrière(5375)
Interdimensional Brothel by F4U(5302)
Thankful For Her by Alexa Riley(5158)