African Americans Discrimination
Discrimination and Poverty in African Americans
Abstract
Discrimination and poverty are problems that many are currently facing in the United States. African Americans in particular are the most affected by discrimination and poverty. Currently the economic status of African Americans in the United States is 56 percent of that of Whites when comparing income, unemployment, homeownership, business ownership, median net worth and poverty rates. As Malcolm Gladwell discusses in “Black Like Them” (1996) African Americans are seen as lazy people and they are therefore blamed for their own fate. This research investigates if discrimination reduces job and educational opportunities for African Americans. It was found that African Americans are indeed the most disadvantaged people in the United States and that this is in part due to discrimination.
Discrimination and Poverty in African Americans
The gap between African American and White economic conditions has been of long duration. Its roots are firmly buried in the institution of slavery. After receiving their freedom African Americans were left ill equipped to prosper as freed men. As former slaves African Americans were not prepared by experience to function effectively on their own without the guidance of their slave owners. And even today, African Americans are still falling behind economic empowerment. Discrimination is reducing job and educational an opportunity for African Americans and this is leading them to poverty. Even though many claim that this has more to do with individual effort and that African Americans are by choice not doing what is necessary to accomplish economical prosperity. Whatever the case may be it is a fact that already disadvantaged African Americans are still facing obstacles such as discrimination in employment and this undoubtedly is limiting their success in the United States.
Economic conditions of African Americans In America the economic condition of the
Abstract
Discrimination and poverty are problems that many are currently facing in the United States. African Americans in particular are the most affected by discrimination and poverty. Currently the economic status of African Americans in the United States is 56 percent of that of Whites when comparing income, unemployment, homeownership, business ownership, median net worth and poverty rates. As Malcolm Gladwell discusses in “Black Like Them” (1996) African Americans are seen as lazy people and they are therefore blamed for their own fate. This research investigates if discrimination reduces job and educational opportunities for African Americans. It was found that African Americans are indeed the most disadvantaged people in the United States and that this is in part due to discrimination.
Discrimination and Poverty in African Americans
The gap between African American and White economic conditions has been of long duration. Its roots are firmly buried in the institution of slavery. After receiving their freedom African Americans were left ill equipped to prosper as freed men. As former slaves African Americans were not prepared by experience to function effectively on their own without the guidance of their slave owners. And even today, African Americans are still falling behind economic empowerment. Discrimination is reducing job and educational an opportunity for African Americans and this is leading them to poverty. Even though many claim that this has more to do with individual effort and that African Americans are by choice not doing what is necessary to accomplish economical prosperity. Whatever the case may be it is a fact that already disadvantaged African Americans are still facing obstacles such as discrimination in employment and this undoubtedly is limiting their success in the United States.
Economic conditions of African Americans In America the economic condition of the
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