\ We were driving around Newark and we noticed how there were almost no grocery shops or even delis. Most of them were closed or were fast food restaurants. How can we expect the people of Newark to eat healthy and survive if they only have the bare minimum. Not only is it a food desert but it also looks like a desert in general. I only saw 3 people while we were driving around when in New York City we could see at least 60 people while driving around. I was shocked to see that the 3 persons I saw were black males. The reason why I am saying this is because this shows how African Americans are so discriminated that they have to live in a food desert. If you think about it, food deserts are tough to live in because the people have to pay a lot of money to go somewhere where they can buy food. If you live in a food desert it probably is that you don’t have enough money to live somewhere else, so considering the cost to travel miles to find a decent food store is huge for the people that live there. In the end, I wouldn’t be very surprised that the people who live in Newark chose to eat fast food almost everyday because that is the only way to survive. Picture yourself with a family that you have to provide for, would you pay a crazy amount of money to make them eat healthy or would you buy fast food since it is cheap and you can save so much money.
