Poverty of America
INTRODUCTION Poverty in African American communities and amongst African Americans is one of the most disturbing issues in America today. ... What are the real causes of poverty among African Americans today? ... This paper is based on facts from surveys and interviews on the issue of poverty. ... of the US News and world report, is being used as a lens to view the big issue “causes of poverty among African Americans.” REVIEW OF LITERATURE The issue of poverty is a big issue in the society today, and has been illustrated in various forms of literature as a means of highlighting the issue. ... Poverty has been highlighted in short stories and plays such as “A raisin in the sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, “Sonny’s blues” by James Baldwin and “…” by …. ... This play deeply highlights the issue of poverty in African American families today. ... She also writes in page***, the issue of the entire family living together as a result of poverty. ... All these and many more cases have been highlighted in this story emphasizing the issue of poverty in our society today. The question is “what is the reason behind this poverty?” A short story which also emphasizes the issue of poverty in our society is “Sonny’s blues,” written by James Baldwin………. ... Another short story that shows poverty is … All these stories and plays have been used to highlight the issue of poverty in our society today. It has brought poverty into the limelight and has exposed it in such a way that it can be analyzed critically. Now the question to ask is “what are the real causes of poverty among African Americans today? ... He wrote this article to critically find out the real causes of poverty through surveys, experiences and interviews. According to this article, Americans have debated the whys of ghetto poverty, and their tales reveal numerous inadequacies in the theories about ghetto poverty, and a trove of insights into the daily lives of inner city minorities. ... He has examined the following as the chronic causes of poverty in African American communities. ... Another cause of poverty according to Whitman is the attitude black men have when it comes to women and children. ... This is one of the main causes of poverty in African American families today. ... The mentality of the inner city blacks, as well as the ghetto residents about the ghetto, is another chronic reason fro poverty. ... They have the mentality that people in the ghetto are worthless and cannot get reasonable jobs; therefore, they allow themselves to be swallowed by that mentality, increasing the rate of poverty in the ghetto areas. Another reason for poverty in this article is the not wanting to go the extra mile, and expecting the government to do everything for them. ... Therefore, they do not go the extra mile, take the extra job, or even get a job at all which increases the rate of poverty among the blacks.