'Evicted: Profit And Poverty In The American City'

By Steve Kraske,

Published March 9, 2016 at 3:52 PM CST

Millions of Americans are evicted every year because they can’t make the rent. For poor families already struggling with finances, the repercussions of being evicted can be crushing.

Guest:

Matthew Desmond is a professor of social sciences at Harvard University and co-director of the Justice and Poverty Project. He is the author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in The American City.

Matthew Desmond will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14 at the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.The event is co-presented by Rainy Day Books. For more information, visit kclibrary.org.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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