1 in 5 Indianapolis residents live in poverty... And its getting worse.
Found this article from the Indianapolis Business Journal in 2018...it documents perfectly, just one of our reasons as to the WHY of the Urban Naturalist's Association's work.
This statistic is sad but I come from Gary, where the number, I am certain, is worse.
We really need to address the vulnerable position of being poor, landless and melaninated in this America.
Read the full article on the growth of poverty here in Indianapolis below.
1 in 5 Indianapolis residents lives in poverty. And many areas are getting worse.
Alarmingly, this not just an Indiana or Midwestern phenomena.
Forbes reported in 2017 that the MEDIAN WEALTH of "black" and brown families would hit 0 by 2053!
You can read more in the Forbes article here:
Black Median Wealth at 0 by 2053?
The hard conversations have to happen. We can not sage, and yoga our way into this seeming utopian future that "does not see color". America clearly has a plan in action for a certain segment of its population. We need to become clear on it.
The fact is that amidst massive development and redevelopment (Red Line Indy anyone? or how about we plan to catch a game as the impending Broad Ripple HS prepares to become a soccer stadium...) our segment of the population has made no strides in the personal, let alone community finance sector. This has rippled the "gentrification" that disenfranchised communities has witness at an ever growing rate these past several years. (Its funny to hear everyone excited about the Red Line transit here in Indianapolis. At home, red lining was when they created the suburbs like Merrillville and Hobart that helped to destabilize what was once a thriving steel-city)
You can read the Washington Post's report just last week titled "African Americans are the only Racial Group in the U.S. still making less than they did in 2000."
And in case you wanted to make this case a broader one and push that poverty is poverty, I will direct you to the facts that "minorities" experience a completely isolated experience than those of white and impoverished families.
Concentrated poverty exists and is what is further being designed and perpetuated.
Read more from the Washington Post on the wide gap of poverty below.
The Poverty Gap
The time is now to not go with the flow. Envision and create a better path forward than what has been planned for you.
No one is coming to save us. No one is coming to save you. We must each be proactive and solution oriented in our due diligence.
This statistic is sad but I come from Gary, where the number, I am certain, is worse.
We really need to address the vulnerable position of being poor, landless and melaninated in this America.
Read the full article on the growth of poverty here in Indianapolis below.
1 in 5 Indianapolis residents lives in poverty. And many areas are getting worse.
Alarmingly, this not just an Indiana or Midwestern phenomena.
Forbes reported in 2017 that the MEDIAN WEALTH of "black" and brown families would hit 0 by 2053!
You can read more in the Forbes article here:
Black Median Wealth at 0 by 2053?
The hard conversations have to happen. We can not sage, and yoga our way into this seeming utopian future that "does not see color". America clearly has a plan in action for a certain segment of its population. We need to become clear on it.
The fact is that amidst massive development and redevelopment (Red Line Indy anyone? or how about we plan to catch a game as the impending Broad Ripple HS prepares to become a soccer stadium...) our segment of the population has made no strides in the personal, let alone community finance sector. This has rippled the "gentrification" that disenfranchised communities has witness at an ever growing rate these past several years. (Its funny to hear everyone excited about the Red Line transit here in Indianapolis. At home, red lining was when they created the suburbs like Merrillville and Hobart that helped to destabilize what was once a thriving steel-city)
You can read the Washington Post's report just last week titled "African Americans are the only Racial Group in the U.S. still making less than they did in 2000."
Read the Washington Post article here:
African Americans are 20 years Behind in PayAnd in case you wanted to make this case a broader one and push that poverty is poverty, I will direct you to the facts that "minorities" experience a completely isolated experience than those of white and impoverished families.
Concentrated poverty exists and is what is further being designed and perpetuated.
Read more from the Washington Post on the wide gap of poverty below.
The Poverty Gap
The time is now to not go with the flow. Envision and create a better path forward than what has been planned for you.
No one is coming to save us. No one is coming to save you. We must each be proactive and solution oriented in our due diligence.
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