Episode 3: Urban Renewal, Redlining, Gentrification and the Impact on the Disinherited

Cities all across the U.S experienced some form of urban renewal in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The Joy of the Disinherited author Kevin Dedner, along with his guest, Little Rock, Arkansas mayor Frank Scott, discuss the impact these concepts had on the Black economy. The move, which mainly disrupted and destroyed Black communities, left them without a home or business. They’ll explore the impact poverty has on a person’ mental health status.