The question as to how the government can reduce African American poverty receives substantial political attention from the American public; nevertheless, a conception of an effective public policy that not only reduces poverty amongst African American communities but prevent its recrudescence requires the elimination of the poverty’s cause. In debate concerning the issue, some blame violence and deterioration of family within Black communities as the cause, whilst others attribute racism as the barrier to economic development. A socioeconomic investigation of low-income African American households indicates that cultural problems amongst some African Americans may have indeed create a poverty-ridden environment, and the presence of influential
