ABSTRACT
Another glaring paradox in America is the fact that the nation has a significant black middle class (based on family income levels of $40,000 or more) and yet the number of families below the poverty line and the number of black children living in extreme poverty has increased since the mid-1990s (Figure 25). Despite being employed, black families and children still find it hard to get by. Black children in extreme poverty https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315786742/910b0880-f116-4242-83a5-ce6f3fa7dc6c/content/fig_25_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
