Since Dr. King's speech, African Americans haven't come far by way of income. They still, on average, earn much less than whites. For instance, in an average white household, they earned $39,506 in 1980. They now earn $45,631. On the other hand, African Americans earned $22,760 in 1980, and now earn $29,645. Whites have come a much longer way, and genearally earn more. Also, 13.9% of whites are in poverty, while 33.6% of African Americans are.
Many people today are still racists, especially in the workplace. We could possibly establish a law that requires businesses to have certain amounts of people from different races. This would encourage businesses to hire more people of other races, hopefully for higher paying jobs. We could also make sure that different races earn certain amounts of money and have the government donate some to make sure they are not in poverty.
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