Peter Edelman

Racial Discrimination and Poverty Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Number Date “Not a Crime to be Poor” by Peter Edelman is an interesting book that examines the intersection between poverty, race and the criminal justice system. There are various atrocities in American society that occur, but they are not documented. The minority are suffering in silence; nobody is entitled to the poor, neither the government nor the society. Poverty is not a personal choice; it is more than one’s state of mind. There has to be some reason behind poverty. Edelman discusses the most interesting aspect that affects my day-to-day life is racism in American society. Racism is at its epitome, and the battle for justice is intriguing. The most salient feature emanated in the American society document by Edelman is racism in the criminal justice system. Structural racism creates a chasm between the wealthy and the poor in society. Through personal interaction in school, I have witnessed teachers reject students due to their afro textured hair, alluding that it is not professional and neat. According to (Hinton et al., 2018),