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Hyra and Pritchett on the Future of Public Housing

jacket imageThis morning at the Urban Institute Derek Hyra, author of The New Urban Renewal, and Wendell Pritchett, author of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City joined a forum with other experts on urban affairs to discuss the question: Can public housing overcome its history of racial discrimination and segregation?

jacket imageThe discussion addressed such issues as whether public housing policies can simultaneously address the problems of poverty and race. And, if so, how? You can listen to a webcast of the panel and, for historical perspective, read an excerpt of Pritchett's book.

Bookmark and Share   Posted by MM on January 28, 2009 02:55 PM | | Archived in Black Studies | Books for the News | Politics and Current Events

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