Discrimination Quote by Martin Luther

“Partly, it is because we tend to think of black and white poverty differently. Sandra Barnes (2005, 17), citing census data from 2000, notes…

— Karl Alexander

Too often the media assumes that "poverty" is an African American or a Latino issue. Of course, that's nonsense. While a higher percentage of…

— Sasha Abramsky

Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we…

— Marc Morial

“Millions of Americans instinctively associate “poverty” with “black.”

— David Cay Johnston

Poverty affects people of all races.

— Bill Bennett

First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is…

— Henry Louis Gates

“Nationally in 2011, poor whites exceeded the poor African American total by roughly eight million: 19,171,000 versus 10,929,000.”

— Karl Alexander

It is not only poverty that torments the Negro; it is the fact of poverty amid plenty. It is a misery generated by the…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

For complicated historical and political reasons, we associate 'poor' in our public consciousness with 'black.' Terms such as 'welfare queen' and 'culture of poverty'…

— J. D. Vance

Poverty is everyone's problem. It cuts across any line you can name: age, race, social, geographic or religious. Whether you are black or white;…

— Kathleen Blanco

“The number of working-class whites in high-poverty neighborhoods is growing. In 1970, 25 percent of white children lived in a neighborhood with poverty rates…

— J.D. Vance

Here's Williams' roadmap out of poverty: Complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be…

— Walter E. Williams