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Here's another
"tidbit" that supports the concept of institutional discrimination (from the
Urban Institute):
DATA AT A
GLANCE
Before Hurricane Katrina, 28 percent of New Orleans' population lived in poverty compared with 12.4 percent nationally. Ninety percent of poor people living in New Orleans are black. Two-thirds are single mothers. Data from "Katrina: Demographics of Disaster" niki
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