What is a minority? Minority means to be in less power than the majority. Members of the minority groups are relatively vunerable to poverty and discrimination. Minority could also mean those with distinct biological or cultural characteristics that differ from the majority.

Groups that are considered minorities differ from country to country and region to region. By every definition that I have come across, I am a minority. There are four social minority groups in the United States, that I know of, and they are:Native Americans, African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans.

For years, our ancestors have fought to try and be equal to our oppressors and have come a long way but we are still in the minority. Lets talk about being an Afro-American female in todays's world. There are a lot of barriers we have overcome like the right to vote, the right to get an education, a

Being a minority and a single parent, I am always on the edge wondering what will happen next to keep us down. Always thanking “God” that it is better than it once was and yet , it is not as good as it can be. Always hoping it will get better while I am alive to see it and live it.

Many of my people are refered to as the working poor. Many Afro-American families live below the poverty line. Many work but are unable to make ends meet, though finding themselves forced ato seek help from the system. While people have fought hard to get off welfare, the effort is found to fail as long as the issue of adequate wages aren't addressed. In oather word, moving people off welfare is not the same thing as addressing poverty. Unless work pays an adequate living wage, ending welfare will only futher increase poverty.

nd the right to work in public places. But there are still hills to climb. There are also issues of equal work and equal pay for men and women.. You find women working right beside men and still don't get equil pay.

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