Blacks’ income remains the lowest of any group

[JustAnotherGen]

Blacks’ income remains the lowest of any group

http://thegrio.com/2013/09/18/blacks-income-remains-the-lowest-of-any-group/

According to the latest stats, 46.5 million people are in poverty in the wealthiest nation on Earth. That’s 15 percent of the population, or more than 1 in 7. Childhood poverty stands at a whopping 21.8 percent.

But for blacks, it is even worse. African-Americans suffer from a poverty rate of 27.2 percent—the highest of any group—compared to 25.6 percent of Latinos, 11.7 percent for Asians and 9.7 percent for whites. All of these poverty figures are much too high, but for blacks and Latinos in particular, poverty is far, far too high. And it seems like a permanent fixture on the American landscape that presidents and other politicians will not or cannot tackle.

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For African-Americans, fighting poverty is like trying to win a race when you started from way behind. Employment discrimination still remains a reality for blacks, with a greater chance of being turned down for the job, and lower pay when the job finally comes. For the past 50 years, black unemployment has remained twice the white rate, and at recession levels even when there’s no recession. Sadly, the wealth gap between blacks and whites grew even wider during the Great Recession.

Further, black workers are more likely to end up in low-paying service jobs than whites, and less likely to receive an inheritance. I suppose all those centuries of free labor didn’t help any, either.

Since 1963 - the cusp of the Voting Rights Act and The Great Society - the black unemployment rate remained twice that of whites. It just makes me wonder - is the income inequality finally being highlighted in this country even WORSE for black Americans? And if so - why are our voices not being heard?

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