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Why We Associate Being Black With Poverty

I wanted to explore why this is the case in a logical manner

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Adam B. Coleman
Dec 06, 2022
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Often when we think of black Americans, the first image that is portrayed is us living in poverty. But it's a distorted image because most of us don't live in these conditions.

I wanted to explore why this is the case in a logical manner.

First, I want to state the focus of this is to discuss the image aspect and not to argue over historical practices or …

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