Blog 2

• Three things learned from the Black Panther Documentary were…
  • The inter-workings of the Black Panther party
  • I learned about the methods of the Black Panthers IE their intimidation methods against the police
  • The rivalry they had with the federal government that played a part in their downfall

• Brainstorming (African American struggle)
  • Achievement gap in education
  • Health care issues
  • Poor education
  • Unemployment
  • Unequal employment opportunities
  • Wage gaps
  • Homelessness

“A Two Decade Examination of Historical Race/Ethnicity Disparities in Academic Achievement by Poverty Status.” “Paschall, Katherine W. and Gershoff, Elizabeth T.” Journal of Youth & Adolescence Complementary Index ; Jun2018, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p1164-1177 (2018) This article is a breakdown of the apparent wage gaps found in America. These gaps are found many aspect of American economy. However it is particularly evident when comparing whites to minority. A study conducted over a twenty-year period, exposed the gaps between poor white students and their poor Black and Hispanic counterparts. It was found that this gap grew for black while the gap between non-poor Whites and Hispanics narrowed.

“The growth in achievement gaps by income or by poverty
status is often discussed in tandem with evidence for the
slow narrowing of Black-White and Hispanic-White gaps.
Collectively, the current discourse on educational inequality
suggests that racial/ethnic gaps are narrowing at a glacial
pace, while the income gap is widening at a moderate pace”