The phrase "poor black people" refers to a group of individuals who are members of the African-American community and are experiencing financial hardship or poverty. Full definition
More than half a century later a minority of the black middle class has made gains, but tens of millions of poorer black people remain locked out of economic empowerment. (totalpolitics.com)
There are other dimensions to the problems that impact poor black people more than just race. (educationnext.org)
Writing in the American Conservative, Rod Dreher aptly notes that the book «does for poor white people what Ta - Nehisi Coates's book did for poor black people: give them voice and presence in the public square.» (educationnext.org)