The Red Spot
The 2008 financial crisis was one of the biggest shifts of wealth away from the Black community.
The 2008 financial crisis was one of the biggest shifts of wealth away from the Black community.
The main point of the article was to show the "indirect" racism towards black families financially. It was supported through the use of many statistics and showing that black families are the ones who struggle the most.
1. Children are suffering a lot more than expected. Living in poverty affected the way they learned, grow, interact and more all in a negative way.
2. People living in poverty usually never make it out of the poverty line and continue to suffer.
3. It is mainly the colored people who suffer most from the poverty crisis.
The Lack of other helping out, and major companies not helping the community unless they are forced to.
To control this is to create more job oppurtunities for black and low-income families.
Vunerability is when the houses an buildngs are being consumed by debree and water hat could damage the property. The resilience is putting sandbags, reducing the water damage of the building, and planning ahead to stop future floodings.
This gives the companies a bad rap and the communities near the chemical harm.
The author used the census to accurately make the statistics needed to back up the main argument.
The article addresses the public health by showing that people can not afford daily necessities such as hosptial bills and things of that nature.
The news and social media gave information about the up coming strom, Hurricane Sandy. They wanted to make sure that people who were clos to danger had to move away and find a safe house or shelter.