NPC: Who has it worse, NOLA or Pittsburgh?
September 29, 2008
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier
A discussion among community leaders in Pittsburgh reminds us that the problems of New Orleans are the problems of urban America:
“What we need to think about is that the poverty that existed in New Orleans, not only existed there, but it exists here,” Peters said. “You can look around this community and say the same conditions are present.”
The average annual income for individuals in New Orleans and in Pittsburgh is around $31,000, according to Peters’ presentation. Peters also noted that in Pittsburgh one in two Black adults have no full-time job.
