I want to point out a couple things from the article:
> In fact, nearly 75% of Blacks are not poor.
~75% of African Americans live above the poverty line, however ~45% of young African American children live below the poverty line.
Also African Americans are the largest ethnic group living in poverty.
Poor in this case is defined as $22,314 for a family of four. Where do the numbers go if you raise that to $37,000 for a family of four, which is still arguably not a lot of money.
While I understand the basis of the authors argument, I did find that 75% statistic to be misleading.
It's not as misleading as you suggest. I read that statistic and thought to myself "I would've assumed it was closer to 50%". He's challenging the popular notion in white America's mind that most blacks are poor. He's not wrong either in restating the figure to emphasize the non-poverty percentage, or in his assessment that Inc. magazine is only interested in furthering the notion that most blacks are poor.
The statistic (even as you restated it) supports his general thesis of the perceptions of black people that media outlets want to promulgate really well.
> In fact, nearly 75% of Blacks are not poor.
~75% of African Americans live above the poverty line, however ~45% of young African American children live below the poverty line.
Also African Americans are the largest ethnic group living in poverty.
Poor in this case is defined as $22,314 for a family of four. Where do the numbers go if you raise that to $37,000 for a family of four, which is still arguably not a lot of money.
While I understand the basis of the authors argument, I did find that 75% statistic to be misleading.