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Book review: More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City

Wednesday, 01 April 2009 12:31 Kam Williams

“This book will likely generate controversy because I dare to take culture seriously as one of the explanatory variables in the study of race and urban poverty—a topic that is typically considered off-limits in academic discourse because of a fear that such analysis can be construed as ‘blaming the victim.’ Nonetheless, I hope I can convince the reader of the urgent need for a more frank and honest discussion of complex factors that create and reinforce racial inequality and to rethink the way we talk about addressing the problems of race and urban poverty in the public policy arena.”
- Excerpted from Chapter One (page 4)

Marriage is about commitment

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 22:56 Timothy Houston

When this happens, seven women will grab the same man, and each of them will say, “I'll buy my own food and clothes! Just marry me and take away my disgrace” (Isaiah 4:1 CEV).

The book Isaiah talks a da...

Voter suppression is a real issue in 2012

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:20 Fred Easter

It is becoming clear that if you are not one of the richest one percent of Americans and you voted for Pres. Barack Obama in 2008, you are in jeopardy of losing your right to vote later this year.

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Book Review: Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America

Monday, 11 May 2009 15:08 Kam Williams

“Despite fair housing laws, prospective black home buyers are still ‘steered’ away from white neighborhoods. Low-income African-Americans in segregated neighborhoods remain subject to what Contract Bu...