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 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.
To control this is to create more job oppurtunities for black and low-income families.
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 author used the census to accurately make the statistics needed to back up the main argument.