Poverty is a serious problem for all racial groups in America. In this course, each week will feature a different recent book on poverty conditions, causes, and solutions. The books are White Poverty (Barber and Wilson-Hartgrove), Poverty, By America (Matthew Desmond), Injustice of Place (Kathryn Edin et al.), Poverty in the Pandemic (Zachary Parolin), and Broke in America (Goldblum and Shaddox). The class will be asked to read each week’s book or at least a book review and participate in the discussion.
NOTE: This course will be hybrid, meeting in the Community Engagement Center in Homewood and on Zoom.