Assignment task:
Watch first:
YouTube Video: Discrimination, Racial Inequality, Homelessness, and Poverty: Historical and Current Perspectives
Social ills are usually associated with the way in which a society is organized, and they can almost always be readily found in impoverished communities, especially, of color. For this assignment, please watch the video below, which is an interview with Dr. Omar McRoberts of The University of Chicago, and do the following:
Provide a concise summary of the discussion - in your own words - that includes the reasons Dr. McRoberts offers for the high rates of poverty, homelessness, and incarceration associated with the African American community. (500 words minimum; exclusive of the prompt)
Explain how the issues discussed in the video (discrimination, racial/ethnic inequality, homelessness, and poverty) are interconnected. (150 words minimum; exclusive of the prompt)
Explain how you would go about reducing the amount of poverty that exists in the US. (150 words minimum; exclusive of the prompt)
(MLA format, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, etc) must have an appropriate title and reflect your adherence to principles of academic writing in terms of grammar, punctuation, and spelling. It must also include the prompts above as headings and the total word-count at the end.