Such astounding statistics arise because African-American are more likely to be employed to jobs that compensate lowly. Such jobs include health aides, maids, housekeepers, and servers. ... Statistics show that seven percent of African-American women worked in jobs that paid at or below federal minimum wage in 2011. ... The wage gap has had dramatic effects against women of color, making it almost impossible to pay for responsibilities like bills, food, and living necessities. ... In regards to having enough money to pay bills on time, 48 percent of African-African women are of concerned comp...

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Richard drifts from job to job and ends up at a hotel where he witnesses a white security guard fondling a black maid. ... He leaves his job at the hotel and takes one at a movie theater. ... While working other various jobs, Richard makes enough money and moves to Chicago. ... When Ella becomes sick after suffering a stroke, Richard is forced to work a bunch of jobs to help pay rent and have food to eat. ... Weather he was being made fun of for wanting to be a writer or being discriminated against as a black boy, Richard still had positive hopes on finding a job that would pay his way ...

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If it were not for the farmers the blacks would have no other place to go and they would never be able to find a job that would pay them well enough for them to feed and house their families. ... You may say that we are being the unethical ones but truthfully you are the blind and unmoral people for taking all these people out of a job and not only a job but a home too. ...

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Over 25 years or more, Affirmative Action in the Workplace, it became a big issue because during the years it didn't have too many jobs to go around. ... Many of black men had access to many great jobs in different industrial areas. ... Without Affirmative Action, a lot of black people would still be out of the good, well paying jobs. ... Affirmative Action shows that with the same education, black people can do the same jobs as a white person. ...

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Already, economists are on the job. ... Basically, the article states the idea of paying African Americans for something that happened several centuries ago is unjust. ... So why should our government pay well over $200,000 per individual for something that wasn't even illegal during the years it was practiced? ...

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Harwood Industries shut down the sewing department putting 120 people out of jobs. ... " 120 people were left without a job and all the company is really worrying about is the consumer? ... They are driven by the fact that they won't make as much money if they will be paying minimum wage to workers, so they go and pay less than a dollar to someone outside of America. ... El Chacal was demanding $500 apiece, whereas the Cuellos were willing to pay only $350. ... How much more important is a person's life, or a person's job, or a person's education than money? ...

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After her father's death Colonel Sartoris out of pity for Miss Emily says that her father has donated so much charity to the town that she does not have to pay taxes. Somewhere around 10 years after Colonel Sartoris's death the town tried to get miss Emily to pay her taxes, but she refused saying, "See Colonel Sartoris, I have no taxes in Jefferson".(28). ... Homer Barron was a man whose job took him from place to place, and Miss Emily knew this. ... He was a day laborer and his jobs always keep him moving from place to place. ... He would only take her out on Sunday afternoons, ...

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Also that the battle for discrimination has been won, and it is not the job of the government to guarantee the outcome. ... People should obtain higher level jobs because of hard work and merit. ... It was about making sure that evils were not created in the future, not for paying for past sins. ...

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Why should the American public be forced to pay for their acts? Why should immigrants who were not affected by either side of slavery be forced to pay for something they had nothing to be involved with? ... A question that should be addressed is that of why should American citizens be forced to pay for the actions of their ancestors? ... I don't know that I should have to pay for someone who did [own slaves] generations before I was born," (Slavery Reparations). ... With figures of that magnitude, how would America be able to pay off reparations and continue to fund all the various pr...

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Clarence, and he's come from his job on a boat to visit a woman he knows. ... He realizes it might be his child and leaves soon after paying for his liquor. ... His mother doesn't trust him because she knows he will spend his money on things he doesn't need, so she keeps the money he earns from his job. ... " 'Just let the boy keep on working and pay me two dollars a month' 'What yuh wan fer yo mule, Mistah Hawkins?' ... All the white men who attended didn't pay attention to him and were very disrespectful. ...

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Sharecroppers lived on their land and they kept working when they didn't have enough to pay them. ... Unfortunately, laborers had no income until harvest time and if they collected any deficits then they would have to pay them off the next year. ... Without a proper education they were left with limited options for jobs. ... Likewise, the sharecropping system was also a dispute because it was the only job that uneducated Africans could have to contribute to society. ...

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Sharecroppers lived on their land and they kept working when they didn't have enough to pay them. ... Unfortunately, laborers had no income until harvest time and if they collected any deficits then they would have to pay them off the next year. ... Without a proper education they were left with limited options for jobs. ... Likewise, the sharecropping system was also a dispute because it was the only job that uneducated Africans could have to contribute to society. ...

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Sharecroppers lived on their land and they kept working when they didn't have enough to pay them. ... Unfortunately, laborers had no income until harvest time and if they collected any deficits then they would have to pay them off the next year. ... Without a proper education they were left with limited options for jobs. ... Likewise, the sharecropping system was also a dispute because it was the only job that uneducated Africans could have to contribute to society. ...

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The only thing I don't understand is that these same people calling him lazy were people with no jobs, and this goes back to the opportunity notion. Mookie was able to get a job, so why weren't these other people working? ... Of course the owner Sal isn't paying Mookie as much as he is paying his sons, but it's humorous to me because he literally does everything for that business when it comes to deliveries around the neighborhood. ... When I think about this controversial topic I think the people in the community have their own voice and also these people have been paying ...

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Such as the ones to vote, have access to better jobs, have more political influence and be recognized for their abilities. ... But most approaches have been stalled and many Americans believe that women and minorities still face obstacles in society like pay discrepancies, racism, and a disproportionate share of violence an poverty. ... Affirmative also insures that those who meet the requirements for certain jobs or promotions do not loose out on opportunities to improve their lives simply because of their race or gender. ...

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Jobs are being taking over by less qualified people just because of their race. Companies hire people of different race to fill a quota to show that they aren't racists, but actually, the people they hire might not be the best person for the job due to the number of his/her own race that is already currently working there. ... It showed how illegal Mexicans took over a store because they would work for half the pay. ... Think about if you were an entrepreneur, would u rather pay regular employees $10 an hour or hire twice as many illegal Mexicans to work for $5 an hour. If someone cam...

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During the late 1800s and early twentieth century, prejudice against blacks was very strong, and nobody wanted to see them in society's high paying jobs. ... Therefore, training blacks for industrial jobs and educating them fit into society's viewpoint much better, and gave black people a better name in the long run. ... The school systems initiated by Washington helped educate blacks and get them into paying jobs. ...

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A person's work ethic shouldn't rely on their skin complexion, because everyone has different way of working and some are better at doing their job than others. On the other hand, according to an article written by David Knowles on Daily News, Bank of America was ordered to pay $2.2 million to 1,147 African-American job applicants it discriminated against. ... Finally, skin color should lower the chances of a person getting a job, because a person's complexion shouldn't define who they are and what they're capable of. ...

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While the statistics show the numbers as far as job related and white people to the rest of the population, it is not fair, nor is it fair to bash all white people for this situation. ... That we continue to make them pay taxes to subsidize white privileges. ...

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There were many jobs for a slave like working on the plantation fields. ... Blacks were kept uneducated they could not attend schools and learn freely, blacks were also unemployed and even if they had a job is was the one's that no one wants to do and it paid low wages. ... I think it is a way of social structure to create low income housing so they can divide the rich people from the poor people. my definition of the unemployment of urban is poor people not having jobs that they can work and pay their rents buy food and other essence stuff. My solution this problem is creating more equal...

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In today's society we also find a lot of people being spit out by the job force due to the advancement of technology. This usually leaves people with jobs often termed as unattractive. Jobs like city maintenance or cleaning services, which has less income than that which is desirable are usually what you find most minorities migrating to. Also certain jobs as McDonalds or Burger King grabs the attention of a lot of young minorities which often have no choice but to work. ... Some say crime doesn't pay, but to these kids it gives a lot more money than Mc Donald's or Burger Ki...

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Most were unskilled in the jobs that were found in cities. ... The Irish were labeled lazy and unreliable and had many problems finding jobs, often finding themselves competing with slaves for employment. ... But most of those jobs were in casual, unskilled, difficult, dirty, low-paying jobs. Many times, the Irish that had jobs were exploited as hired men. ...

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Trump has made about Mexicans, make others believe in all the negative situations Mexicans have been involved such as coming to the country illegally, possibly committed serious crimes etc. and not the positive things they have accomplished in the country, such as adapting to a new culture, helping the country's economy by creating jobs or accepting low income jobs that U.S. Citizens wouldn't do for the pay others accept. ...

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Job and housing discrimination also prevented blacks from accumulating wealth. ... This must mean that occupations are surely segregated on race, more white people have higher paying white jobs than black people do. ...

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However, in the film he talked about how he would not go to work for some low paying job when the dealing was over. To me that means he expects to live the rest of his life on his $500,000 cut of the profits without having another job. ...

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