" According to the 2015 United States Census Bureau, the yearly median household income is almost $20,000 lower for black Americans vs. the average. It’s nearly $25,000 lower vs. white Americans. Combine that income disparity with the cumulative effects of discriminatory housing practices, and it creates a survival-driven, needs-based culture. "

― Kevin A. Patterson , Love's Not Color Blind: Race and Representation in Polyamorous and Other Alternative Communities