The Extra Podcast: Poverty and what can be done to address it
The authors of the 2019 Poverty Fact Sheet discuss trends in poverty
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Eric Barnes
Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
Memphis may be seeing more cranes on its skyline and more construction in the city, but poverty remains extremely high. In fact, poverty is increasing.
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