Poverty In New Orleans
Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, once stated, “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” Nowadays, poverty exists all over the world. There are people living under bridges, people willing to do anything to provide for their families, and people constantly dying because no one will help. Many people don’t realize that there are causes and solutions to poverty. In New Orleans, African Americans suffer the most from poverty. New Orleans has a high rate of poverty because the city lacks education, it also lacks employment, and most importantly many people suffer from epidemic diseases. Before Hurricane Katrina happened in New Orleans, the city was characterized as having high levels of poverty and racial segregation. In a book called There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster, various percentages for poverty among …show more content…
For example, people that drop out of school at an early age end up suffering in the end. Many jobs will not hire people that do not at least have a high school diploma. If they do hire you, the pay is not enough to support a big family. According to an article on the Huffington Post, Lilly Workneh points out that only “21 percent of black females earned bachelor degrees or higher in 2013. In contrast, 13.7 percent of black men are earning the same degrees.” Although these rates are higher for women, the rates are still extremely low for men. Majority of the men are the ones in charge of providing for their family. If a man does not have a good paying job, minimum wage will not be enough to support a family of many children. Also, when there is a lot of children in a family, the head of house must provide money to pay for uniforms, supplies, and other costs. Low income and unemployment in the family can create an environment where the child does not attend school. In the future, poverty becomes a result because the child did not get an education to have a better
Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, once stated, “Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.” Nowadays, poverty exists all over the world. There are people living under bridges, people willing to do anything to provide for their families, and people constantly dying because no one will help. Many people don’t realize that there are causes and solutions to poverty. In New Orleans, African Americans suffer the most from poverty. New Orleans has a high rate of poverty because the city lacks education, it also lacks employment, and most importantly many people suffer from epidemic diseases. Before Hurricane Katrina happened in New Orleans, the city was characterized as having high levels of poverty and racial segregation. In a book called There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster, various percentages for poverty among …show more content…
For example, people that drop out of school at an early age end up suffering in the end. Many jobs will not hire people that do not at least have a high school diploma. If they do hire you, the pay is not enough to support a big family. According to an article on the Huffington Post, Lilly Workneh points out that only “21 percent of black females earned bachelor degrees or higher in 2013. In contrast, 13.7 percent of black men are earning the same degrees.” Although these rates are higher for women, the rates are still extremely low for men. Majority of the men are the ones in charge of providing for their family. If a man does not have a good paying job, minimum wage will not be enough to support a family of many children. Also, when there is a lot of children in a family, the head of house must provide money to pay for uniforms, supplies, and other costs. Low income and unemployment in the family can create an environment where the child does not attend school. In the future, poverty becomes a result because the child did not get an education to have a better