Pittsburgh: Wide Racial Income Disparity By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI 06.26.07, 4:05 PM ET The city's black population is one of the poorest in the nation and black men here are nearly twice as likely as white men to be unemployed, according to a report released Tuesday by the University of Pittsburgh. The report brings to light the vast disparities in wealth, income and quality of life between blacks and whites in the city and its suburbs. One of Pittsburgh's major problems is its lack of diversity and highly segregated neighborhoods, researchers said. These factors contribute to the persistent employment and population-retention problems the region has suffered since the steel industry collapsed in the 1980s. Broad differences in income between blacks and whites in the region - whites' median annual income exceeds that of blacks by more than $10,000 - may be a symptom of other disparities, including the high rate of black children who live in households headed by single women, according to the report. Click Here To Read Entire Article Destee
"highly segregated neighborhoods" 'Segregated' Schools Hinder Reading Skills If a SIZABLE POPULATION of PITTSBURGH brothers and sisters can't READ at so called STATE AVERAGE then its the STATES FAULT for not PROPERLY ADDRESSING segregation. They have some BLIND OFFICIALS in PITTSBURGH. I really hate to say it. But they are not UP to any CHALLENGE. Even with the EVIDENCE right in their FACE. Not GOOD for US as a COMMUNITY....
Doesn't make sense I don't believe segregation is the problem, and I know for certain all-black schools are capable of turning out extraordinary students. There are too many examples of black excellence at black schools, with black teachers working with black administrators, for me to buy into the negative propaganda pushed by this story. The last 40 years should have shown us that segregation has quite a few merits and we shouldn't be so quick to overlook them this time around.
There has to be a point where one has to look into the mirror and do a self evaluation and take stock in what is going on with them and why and what they are doing to help or hinder the situation. If you are unable to read do all you can to find out how you can obtain this skill. Always look to see what you can do for yourself first. As far as the racial divide in pittsburgh and the economical divide. The reason for that is we as a people do not value our own resources. The resources that are available to use we do not use them to there full value. We have start doing business with each other. We have start taking back our children and teaching them to respect themselve and the value power of education. We have to stop looking for fair teatment from those that have a daily mission to annihilate. Pittsburgh will never be a place that will welcome blacks.
Understandably (OVERSTANDABLY for DESTEE members) but lets look at SEGREGATION as it relates to our COMMUNITY.... SEGEGATION as STATE LAW held anyone with AFRICAN blood or appearance in a TIGHT BOX which meant CLASS ISSUES were SQUEEZED in that BOX and REMAINED THERE. That meant FOLKS (CLASS oreinted, SOCIAL oreinted) altogether had to MAINTAIN a LEVEL of SOCIAL CALLINGS or OBLIGATIONS ( for CLASS folks) for each of US to DWELL TOGETHER. That HELPED our POOR MEMBERS get SERVICES they would have not NORMALLY GET like they DO TODAY. What do I mean? SEGREGATION today (40 years later) still takes on BLACK MATTERS still but it includes a DISPORTIONATELY LARGE POOR CLASS of BLACK PEOPLE. MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT (especially OUR young BLACK MALES) HOMELESSNESS DRUGS such as VIOLENCE and ADDICTION POOR BUSINESS PRACTICES (HOUSING EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION) HIGH LEVEL of PERSONAL DEBT Which TRANSLATES to GREATER SOCIETY (including BLACK MIDDLE CLASS) you should get POOR TREATMENT TOO... Poorest students get inexperienced teachers, study says All this is RIGHT in PITTSBURGH OFFICIALS FACE for YEARS so they are WITHOUT EXCUSE. If BROTHERS and SISTERS cannot READ.... They are not TACKLING the ISSUE and letting it DRAG ON. Finished.......