Poverty and Inequality
•Poverty persists in the richest nation on earth •Government decides what equals ‘poverty’ •In 1998 a family of four was in poverty below $16,530 •13% of population classified as this
•Masks reality of ethnic poverty •26.1% African-Americans •Single parent families, 1 in 5 children live in poverty •36.7% of African-American children live in poverty