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Wade, Oscar Syed – Online Submission, 2017
The United States continues to evolve as a divided collection of states, divided by class and race. Despite public policy, legislation and even social unrest, the cycle continues to roll over those disenfranchised populations. This essay is a reflection of the Los Angeles poverty trap, yet applicable to the perpetual poverty faces by blacks and…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Poverty, Minority Groups, Racial Bias
Ducey, Sara Bachman; And Others – 1987
This study examined low birth weight and infant mortality in the 50 states and the 54 largest American cities between 1979 and 1984. Its findings confirm that progress in reducing low birth weight and infant mortality has slowed, and in some cases the progress has actually reversed. Some states and many cities had higher rates of low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Blacks, Demography, Ethnic Groups