War on Poverty

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, it seems Congress is looking to the past to come up with policy ideas to help the poor, says contributor Avis Jones-DeWeever, including holding up marriage as a possible solution. But for many, especially for Black women, she says, the solution is not that simple. Jones-DeWeever explains why more work needs to be done to find real answers to address poverty.