Josephine A. V. Allen

Poverty as a Form of Violence

Abstract This paper advances the theory that poverty is one of the deadliest forms of violence. Together, poverty and violence are a potent force that is antithetical to the collective well-being of our society. Existing data reveal that the correlation between poverty and violence is statistically significant. The vast discrepancy between the prosperity of the rich and the profound deprivation of the poor in this country suggest that a structural perspective may be particularly instructive. Poverty as a form of violence will be examined in terms of four interrelated variables and a set of recommendations for change will be proposed.

The Red and Blue State Divide in Black and White: The Historic 2008 Election of President Barack Obama

Springfield, Illinois on that cold Saturday morning, February 10, 2007, in nearly every circle of thought in most racial and ethnic minority enclaves of America, to say nothing of the majority population in this country, Obamas victory was thought to be either an impossibility or a near improbability when he announced his candidacy for the Democratic Partys nomination at the state capitol.1 While skeptics and naysayers could be found inside and outside of the Democratic