middle-class blacks to be placed in certain areas of living due to “banks, insurance companies,…
2. Relocate, offer money to residing residents nearby and relocate some of the affected residents.…
An arrest warrant is warrant that is issued by a judge on the states behalf, which gives authorization to arrest and put into detention an individual or the seizure and search of an individuals property. a search warrant is a legal document that gives authorization to a police officer or other official to enter and search a premises.…
percent of the general populace and in this manner would think that its troublesome, if certainly feasible, to command the horticultural town monetarily, socially or politically. Along these lines, to succeed in their new home, he understood that he and his ethnic family should adjust to their circumstance.…
Homelessness . We will learn about many social problems during this course. Some problems are very complex and are typically the result of both individual and social issues. As we study these social problems, one question should always come to mind: What can be done about these problems?…
Have you ever been forced or bribed out of your own home? Did you ever feel so powerless? Many people in Los Angeles have felt that. When what I am about to tell you was explained to me, I thought it had happened in about 1910, but then I was astonished to hear that it was more recently, in the 1950’s.…
The author discusses the comparison between two low-income neighborhoods and what one neighborhood was able to accomplish. In Highpoint, Seattle Washington residents decided to take…
area, leaving those behind who could not afford to move; many of whom are usually unemployed. One of the…
There is this big divide of class within my community where the fortunate are unwilling to adapt and create a living environment will create more local jobs and make our city a place where we all can prosper. For example, my city has built housing specifically for low income families along our public transit areas and the light rail. This light rain is crucial for my county because it connects to four different inland cities and has the ability to connect to another train system that will take you along the cities in San Diego County. Even though people may need to take a bus from the train to their job, it still allows our community more employment options. I think economic hardships would be higher if my county did not have these light rail transit options available to the community near housing that is affordable. I live more in the congested suburb area and I can understand what the documentary message. The city is trying to manage and create an infrastructure that can support and most importantly provide for the growing local community. Part of the problem is the individuals who want to live in the past are what is preventing us from making the changes to create a system that isn’t just going to work presently, but also support the growing communities as we move forward into the…
The government subsidized Jordan Downs Housing Projects in the Watts district of Los Angeles consist of 700 units that are home to some of the poorest residents in the entire state of California. Recently a measure was unanimously passed by the LA City Council that calls for the demolition and redevelopment of the projects, leaving a gravely uncertain future for the nearly 2400 low income residents that currently occupy Jordan Downs. The poor condition and high crime rate have caused nearly unanimous support from the residents for some form of government intervention in the area, though the extremity of the proposed redevelopment has community members uneasy about their future.…
The Novel, Disintegration by Eugene Robinson, the author begins by presenting a compelling argument that the black America as we once knew it, has shifted from one to four. Robinson divides black American into four groups: the mainstream middle class, the abandoned minority with less hope and access to resources, the transcendent elite with wealth and power and the emergent group. Robinson poses a question that many have asked: “how is a teenager living in abandoned dysfunction today supposed to escape?” Many are wondering the answer because not only do they lack insufficient resources like education, money and familial support, there is a probability that they are the products of single parent homes; however, they lack governmental and public support which leads to a positive correlation between increased crime and increased incarcerations. He concludes that Abandoned, isolated from the Mainstream, has developed a…
The economic and political powers that be have administered cuts in financial assistance to low income families, as well as a decrease in affordable housing for those who need it. African Americans represent a large number of those affected by economic, political and workforce changes. When it comes to the urban area of New York City (NYC) many African Americans are being displaced because of one if not all of the previous mention changes. These are some of the pathways for African Americans becoming homeless. The housing needs of African American homeless are far greater without services available to address their identified needs. However, regardless of the path, there is one hard reality; these issues have plagued African Americans since…
Living in a neighborhood of color wherein there is no preference for people with low income, represents a socio-historic process where rising housing costs, public policy, persistent segregation, and racial animus facilitates the influx of violence between black and white menace as a results of residential displacement which is otherwise refer to as gentrification. This has however deprived many citizens of the United States, a good quality of life as it boils down to an argumentative issue between the rich and the poor balance of standard of living. American’s extinction is not necessarily the amount or kind of violence that characterizes our history,” Richard Slotkin writes, “but the…
Minority neighborhoods often encounter economic distress, living in demolishing housing units, often unemployed, single parents, issues and relations with gangs and violence, and drug and alcohol abuse. It is important that these issues are addressed and is not passed down to generation to generation. However, in our society, individuals have a misunderstanding of the issues that individuals endure living in cities. But this is not to be said that all poor neighborhoods endure or go through all these issues. It is fair to say that individuals living in poor neighborhoods endure levels of social problems and are exposed different issue that they must learn to cope with. This is a reality for individual who live in those unfortunate circumstances. However, some choose to get involved themselves involved with detrimental situations, and some choose to try and get out. Everyone is different and it's a choice whether or not to continue to harm one’s self or to get out of the situation.…
The assignment is to offer three thesis statements supported by evidence from the assigned reading, within the main theme of Adequate Housing. The central problem the Right to Adequate Housing which is a human rights. The foreclosure crisis which evicted thousands of home owners, (The Great American Foreclosure Story: The struggle for Justice and a Place to Call Home) increase of poverty in suburbs (America’s shifting suburban battlegrounds) and the efforts of activists to solve the problem of vacant houses left by the home owners (The Death and Life of Chicago), “The Bank is messing with Us , the enduring legacy of occupy homes”, “The Political Scene Pre-occupied, and Poverty and Suburbs:…
