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Black Poverty Quotes

Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila folder full of statistics Picture Quote #1

First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that we need a moral revolution within the African American community. Look - no white racist makes you get pregnant when you are a black teenager Picture Quote #1

The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment Picture Quote #1

The truth is, however rich people get, they hate paying tax. Some live abroad for a year, or years at a time just to avoid it. Bizarre really - desperate economic migrants are driven to leave their homeland because of poverty; tax exiles are driven overseas by their wealth Picture Quote #1

Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That’s oppression in this country Picture Quote #1

If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes Picture Quote #1

The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps Picture Quote #1

Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious cycle of poverty, despair, and hopelessness Picture Quote #1

Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites Picture Quote #1

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive Picture Quote #1

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Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila folder full of statistics (Black Poverty Quotes) First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that we need a moral revolution within the African American community. Look - no white racist makes you get pregnant when you are a black teenager (Black Poverty Quotes) The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment (Black Poverty Quotes) The truth is, however rich people get, they hate paying tax. Some live abroad for a year, or years at a time just to avoid it. Bizarre really - desperate economic migrants are driven to leave their homeland because of poverty; tax exiles are driven overseas by their wealth (Black Poverty Quotes) Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That’s oppression in this country. (Black Poverty Quotes) If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes. (Black Poverty Quotes) The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps. (Black Poverty Quotes) Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious cycle of poverty, despair, and hopelessness. (Black Poverty Quotes) Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites (Black Poverty Quotes) I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive (Black Poverty Quotes)