A Peculiar Indifference, Elliott Currie

 

A Peculiar Indifference: The neglected toll of violence on black America by Elliott Currie is another book about the black experience I was inspired to read by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Started: 12/25/2020
Completed: 12/27/2020
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

The collection of statistics brought forward in this book makes it simply inconceivable that black America in particular and poverty stricken areas in general are suffering violence impacts that are inconceivable to the vast majority of white America.  The racial/ethnic disparities are nauseating.

The general approach of a guaranteed job makes a lot of sense to me and is consistent with the Green New Deal.  We shall see.