"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2007, 37.3 million people, or 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, lived in poverty. Yet these numbers may do more to distort than clarify the presence of poverty. First, it is important to note that people of color represent a disproportionate percentage of people living in poverty. United for a Fair Economy, in their report "The Silent Depression: State of the Dream 2009," revealed that 10 percent of whites live in poverty, as compared to 24 percent of Blacks and 21 percent of Latinos."

Read this article by Katie Beran and Celine-Marie Pascale in Z Magazine.